Today at the Arizona state meet legend Ron Johnson after setting a new American Record in the 200 breastroke suffered a severe heart attack in the warm down pool. Thankfully the lifeguards and masters swimmer/physician Kurt Dickson and others we're able to start immediate life support until paramedics arrived and rushed him to the hospital
As of 5pm this evening all I know is that Ron had had regained consciousness, appeared to have not suffered brain damage and was breathing on his own...however he did have 5-6 clogged arteries and was going into immediate open heart surgery.....please send your prayers and thoughts this evening for his recovery....
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Actually living is good for your heart until you have a heart attack from it, if you want to expand. We're talking "normal" people here, not cardiac patients. I doubt anyone with heart disease would do anything without talking it over with his doctor. Finally, everytime someone dies at a marathon or even swimming, all these arguments pro and against exercise appear in the media, giving the sedentary life style people some ammunition. And the obese. Better to die swimming or hiking or running the darn marathon than in your sleep with excess weight and snoring away...billy fanstone
Actually living is good for your heart until you have a heart attack from it, if you want to expand. We're talking "normal" people here, not cardiac patients. I doubt anyone with heart disease would do anything without talking it over with his doctor. Finally, everytime someone dies at a marathon or even swimming, all these arguments pro and against exercise appear in the media, giving the sedentary life style people some ammunition. And the obese. Better to die swimming or hiking or running the darn marathon than in your sleep with excess weight and snoring away...billy fanstone
