Category: Mental Health
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Adam Peaty: Overcoming My Darkest Moment, Nearly Quitting Swimming & Learning from Gordon Ramsay | High Performance
We’re thrilled to welcome back Olympic gold medalist Adam Peaty to High Performance. In this episode, Adam returns for an honest and raw conversation about his extraordinary journey, sharing moments of triumph, vulnerability, and resilience.
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Should Outdoor Swimming Be Funded Like Antidepressants? | TVNZ+
Social media is convinced, now science is seeing huge benefits in cold water therapy.
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Ryan Lochte On Why He Doesn’t Display Medals, Post-Retirement Depression And His Olympic Scandal | First Coast News
The multi-Olympic gold medalist talked to First Coast News about his passion, his past and his climb out of depression.
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Woman “Prescribed” Cold Water Swimming To Treat Her Depression | SWNS
A woman who was “prescribed” cold water swimming to treat her depression says the activity has ‘saved her life’. Helen Downham, 37, went through a string of traumatic events between 2019 and 2022 – including leaving a relationship, losing her job, and breaking her leg. The single mum-of-one already suffered with mental health issues but…
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Caeleb Dressel | Calming The Waters | NOBULL
Caeleb Dressel’s swimming career has been marked by unparalleled achievements, but when it comes to reaching his full potential, he’s just getting started. It’s as simple as that.
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Nigerian Coach Using Swimming to Raise Mental Health Awareness | VOA Africa
Nigerian swimmer Samuel Akinrodoye has tried to raise awareness of mental health issues in Africa’s most populous nation, swimming nearly 12 km — the length of the longest bridge in Lagos where many people have jumped to their deaths. Alice Rizzo of Reuters has more details.
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Real Talk: British Swimmer Freya Anderson Opens up About Her OCD | Sky Sports News
British swimmer Freya Anderson opens up about her OCD diagnosis and how it has impacted her life and her career.
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Cold Water Swimming for Processing Grief | Jules and Greg’s Wild Swim | BBC Scotland
Aileen Peter tells Jules and Greg about the powerful effects of wild swimming and how it helps her to process the grief of losing her young son.
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Liminal – How Wild Swimming Has Helped With Mental Health Struggles | PH Balance
Jude Palmer became incredibly ill with mental health struggles. Liminal explores how wild swimming in rivers, lakes, and oceans has helped her deal with her illness and how she now helps others discover the benefits of nature and being in water.