Looking for cardiac athletes. I belong to a couple online groups of athletes who all have had some sort of heart surgery. Bypass, stent, pacemaker, valve replacement, or aneurysm. They are mostly runners, but many cycle, ski, climb mountains, play team sports, etc. We wrote a book about our experiences. I'm wondering if anyone knows of any swimmers who have come back to competition after heart surgery.
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I had a mechanical aortic valve replacement 25 years ago and continued to do road and track races and shot put. I only recently got more serious about swimming and wonder whether there are any others.
I had 66mm of stints put in Aug 2012 at the age of 38. I swim and coach 4-5 days a week, along with weight training and running. Ask anyone in my club if they think it has slowed me down any...
I had 66mm of stints put in Aug 2012 at the age of 38. I swim and coach 4-5 days a week, along with weight training and running. Ask anyone in my club if they think it has slowed me down any...
