High school swimmer Katherine Scully was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma at age 16 and treated St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. TODAY with Hoda & Jenna shines a light on her incredible story, and Marlo Thomas, the hospital’s national outreach director, joins to discuss further.
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Tyler Brown’s family members were a little concerned about her jumping back into the water so soon after she had her arm amputated. Then, they gathered for her swim meet. They watched her compete and couldn’t believe what they were seeing.
The 14-year-old swimmer was holding her own in a competition.
“Man, I was crying,†father Jae Brown said.
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A small study finds that some people lose their ability to swim when their Parkinson’s disease is treated with deep brain stimulation.
Researchers identified nine cases of Parkinson’s patients who effectively forgot how to swim after having a deep brain stimulation device implanted to control disease symptoms such as tremor, rigidity and slowed movement, according to the report published in Neurology.
“Neurologists and patients should be aware of this potential effect of DBS, even if it’s rare,†said study coauthor Dr. Christian Baumann, an associate professor in the department of neurology at the University Hospital of Zurich in Switzerland.
It’s not clear how permanent the loss is.
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Colleen Young ’20 is a two-time Paralympian, six-time MAAC champion, and a senior communications major at Fairfield University.
Highlights of the Henley Swim Festival 2019.
A record number of swimmers took to the water and thousands enjoyed water-based riverside fun on Sunday 14th July. A fabulous day set in arguably the most beautiful stretch of the Thames.
Essentially, a new tattoo is an open wound. That’s why you’re supposed to stay out of open water, hot tubs, and pools until it heals. As with any wound, you don’t want it to get infected by any potential bacteria in the water. Although it’s rare, there’s at least one documented case of a man with an existing liver disease dying after going in the Gulf of Mexico and getting his new tattoo infected.
That’s not likely to happen while swimming laps at your pool, but there’s always a danger of infection as long as the wound isn’t healed. An infection can both damage the new tattoo design and cause bigger health problems. Although the pool might be cleaner than many open water venues, there’s still some bacteria. Additionally, chlorine and other chemicals can be painful to an open wound and cause redness. A new tattoo needs to breathe and air dry in order to heal well. If it scabs and peels too much, you also risk taking with it some of the ink and detracting from the color.
Furrowed brow. Squinting eyes. Frowning mouth. Most of us subconsciously make a face when we’re intensely concentrating on a task, whether it’s lifting a weight in the gym or catching up on emails.
Olympic gold medal swimmer Michael Phelps went viral at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games because he was caught scowling intensely while warming up before his meet.
“I was in my own zone,†Phelps told NBC’s TODAY in a 2016 interview.
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.@MichaelPhelps is so dedicated he even studies his game face. #Machine #PhelpsFace pic.twitter.com/ktI7o1X0nC
— #TokyoOlympics (@NBCOlympics) August 11, 2016
