Hello everyone - I am new to this group. I have been swimming freestyle for several years now and really enjoy it. I have worked hard at perfecting my stroke. I know what I should be doing and try hard to put it into practice. I have definitely become a stronger swimmer. I have a condition called "pectus excavatum". It makes my chest look a bit goofy with a depression in the centre and oversised lower ribs (called flared ribs). Some of you may have noticed that Peter van den hoogenband has it. I have read some articles that it can reduce your lung capacity. When swimming freestyle I have to stop for several minutes every 50 metres and was wondering whether this could be caused by my condition. Has anyone had any experience with this?
Regards Johnathon:confused:
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So what if this resembles a JAMA thread? I think that this is a great thread and it is nice to hear from other people with P.E. I know that when I competed in high school I was the only one I ever saw with this cndition and I got a lot of teasing in the early years of HS. I was so excited when I discovered that Hoagie had this condition, he's one of the "Hydrodynamically" designed swimmers like the rest of us. How about T-shirts and bumper stickers, "Hydrodynamics, it's all in the chest!"
Maybe this thread is resembling a JAMA thread, but the original question was how this condition affected his swimming and breathing. I simply tried to supply some helpful info relative to this question and feel that I did just that.
So what if this resembles a JAMA thread? I think that this is a great thread and it is nice to hear from other people with P.E. I know that when I competed in high school I was the only one I ever saw with this cndition and I got a lot of teasing in the early years of HS. I was so excited when I discovered that Hoagie had this condition, he's one of the "Hydrodynamically" designed swimmers like the rest of us. How about T-shirts and bumper stickers, "Hydrodynamics, it's all in the chest!"
Maybe this thread is resembling a JAMA thread, but the original question was how this condition affected his swimming and breathing. I simply tried to supply some helpful info relative to this question and feel that I did just that.
