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 have had two heart ablations for A fib. First didn't hold. Not unusual to have a second really. These are more of a procedure than a surgery I would say. Certainly, when compared to others in this thread. I've had no issues and max it out often in practice and some meets. Thankful for modern medicine when it comes to the heart.
I have had two heart ablations for A fib. First didn't hold. Not unusual to have a second really. These are more of a procedure than a surgery I would say. Certainly, when compared to others in this thread. I've had no issues and max it out often in practice and some meets. Thankful for modern medicine when it comes to the heart.
