At our SCM meet this past weekend we had an out-of-state visitor swimming. She was a very serious swimmer, arrived a week early to acclimate, came with a bit of an entourage, and did some pretty amazing times (45-49). We also saw her taking frequent hits from a very large inhaler always just before her races as she was warming up and behind the blocks. Any thoughts?.
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Interestingly, many swimmers have taken up the sport as children on the advice that it will help them manage their asthma.
Let's not also forget that for some it is extremely debilitating. Joanne Jackson, who was a medallist in Beijing is just starting to get back to some kind of form after losing much of the last couple of years to asthma. If she wasn't an Olympic medallist she would have had to quit, as she has real difficulty training at all during the winter months and has to go abroad for warm weather.
Except, it's usage is big in many sports not just swimming...
Interestingly, many swimmers have taken up the sport as children on the advice that it will help them manage their asthma.
Let's not also forget that for some it is extremely debilitating. Joanne Jackson, who was a medallist in Beijing is just starting to get back to some kind of form after losing much of the last couple of years to asthma. If she wasn't an Olympic medallist she would have had to quit, as she has real difficulty training at all during the winter months and has to go abroad for warm weather.
Except, it's usage is big in many sports not just swimming...
