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I was a swimmer, but got bit by the marathon bug.  While I still love to swim when the... More
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so awesome - Jessica escapes from Alcatraz! by Sarah Trejo Patient Expert While I was doing Wildflower on Sunday morning, Jessica was swimming her 'Round Trip Alcatraz' (out to the Rock, around and back) swim! I just thought this picture was so cool I had to put
Video: Back in the day Jack LaLanne swam from Alcatraz to San Fran handcuffed by Roman M. Patient Expert over the weekend at the age of 96 in Morro Bay, California. Not only did he swim length of the Golden Gate Bridge while toting 140 pounds of equipment but in this old video he swam three miles from Alcatraz to San Francisco...
Lottery registration for Escape from Alcatraz Tri now open by Roman M. Patient Expert at 8:00am. The Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon includes a 1.5 mile swim from Alcatraz Island... Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon lottery registration is now open. Click HERE to enter the lottery...
Hunter Kemper denies Andy Potts a fourth Escape from Alcatraz win by Roman M. Patient Expert -time winner. Featuring a 1.5 mile swim from Alcatraz Island to the shore, an 18-mile bike ride and an eight... so many different challenges, from the swim from Alcatraz, the hilly bike ride through the streets of San Francisco...
Cam Widoff makes comeback at Accenture Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon by Tom H. Patient Expert in my full recovery. I finished 12th , in 2:08 at the Accenture Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon held in San Francisco. The swim was to be a calm good condition event. This was not the case … The first 300m...
Athletes from Across Nation to Compete in Inaugural San Francisco Triathlon at Alcatraz by Pink Lemonade .. Patient Expert to be impossible: a treacherous swim from the nation’s former high-security federal prison, Alcatraz, to the San Francisco mainland as they kick off the inaugural San Francisco Triathlon at Alcatraz. Athletes hailing...
Andy Potts wins 4th Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon by Roman M. Patient Expert Professional triathlete Andy Potts proved that he really knows how to escape from Alcatraz... together the fastest swim and bike of the day to cross the finishline 34 seconds ahead of New Zealand’s Bevan Docherty...
Are you ready to Escape from Alcatraz? by Roman M. Patient Expert to once again Escape from Alcatraz. He sent us this pre-race report. For the first time in weeks... weather, a low of 51 and a high of 75, for the 30th Escape from Alcatraz triathlon being held this Sunday...
Potts Makes It Three, Ellis Shocks Veteran Field In Escape From Alcatraz Triathlon by Tom H. Patient Expert By: Liz Hichens The day at the Escape From Alcatraz threw athletes the usual tough conditions in front of the beautiful backdrops of downtown San Francisco, Alcatraz Island and the Golden Gate Bridge...
Escape From Alcatraz Perspective by Ryan K. Patient Expert Last week I finished the Escape from Alcatraz (EFA) Triathlon in San Francisco, which was a flat... triathlon (1.5mi swim, 18mi bike, 8mi run), with a 1/2mi run between the swim and the bike, and an uneven...

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What can I wear to swim if I have a little incontinence due to prostate cancer surgery?
I am afraid of leaking in the swimming pool if I only wear a swim suit. What can I wear to swim.  Won't a Depends get heavy if I wear something like that?   ljedriscrap

can swimming helps in diabetis
iam am dibetic and want to start swimming as exercise udaypethkarcrap

I got some blisters on my shoulders do u think it would lead to infection?
Well i went swimming on thursday  at clinton lake and i was swimming for about 6 hours and then my friend gave me aloe because she saw that i had a sun burn and i put that on then when i went to bed that same night. I couldn't sleep that well because my back and shoulders were hurting me but some how i feel...crap

Aqua Cura - aqua gym
Tonight I rejoined our local aqua gym sponsored by our Arthritis league. It was good to get back in the swim again. Actually, we didn't do any swimming, per se, we exercised under the instruction... of roses, specially to start up, but once you're in the swim of things, it only gets better. I know I...crap

Pool Therapy for Arthritis
.   See related posts: Exercising with Arthritis: Know your Options    Swimming and Water Exercise...crap

Exercise Options...???
I have been told I am only to walk or swim for exercise. Swimming is an almost unobtainable option for me. I live in the country and commute an hour (total) every day to and from work. And the YMCA is expensive for just using the pool. The weather is turning colder, so walking will be an issue. I tried Yoga...crap

HIV
Dear Dr Robert,How are you.Went swimming with my 2 year old daughter and while swimming in the baby pool I saw a band aid with blood on it. Someone took it out of the pool immediately....D. HIV Hello Mimi,There is absolutely no risk of contracting HIV while in a swimming pool, even...crap

Blood Glucose Testing After Swimming
The one sport I love to do is swim. I've been swimming for the last three plus decades....  But my open water adventure did not qualify as hardship duty. The swim was all of one mile in a man made lake... in the low 50 degrees to low 60 degrees F and typically do not wear wet suits. Open water swims...crap

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Dear Sir,I recently found out that I am HIV positive. Swimming is my favorite sport. I would like to know if I can still go swimming. Will I transmit HIV to others in the swimming pool?B.Rdgs.swimming Robert J. Frascino, M.D. swimming Hello B. Rdgs.Sorry to hear about the recent HIV diagnosis. I suggest...crap

Menstruation while swimming, does your period stop?
I've been told since I was a young girl just starting my period,(I'm know 45), that your period stops when you swim and that it is OK to go swimming with no pad or tampon. I don't believe it. Please help clarify. Belisa Millercrap