Julia Galan

Michael Phelps and Bob Bowman Host Shallow Water Blackout Prevention PSA

Phelps’ career-long coach Bob Bowman does the heavy lift in this PSA, but Phelps is the backdrop, swimming with his North Baltimore Aquatic Club teammates, and Phelps weighs-in at the end with a strong message.

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Shallow Water Blackout: The Quiet Killer – Prevention

Courtesy of Julia Galan and VASA, a SwimSwam partner. This article is the final piece in our three-part series on…

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Shallow Water Blackout: The Quiet Killer – The Facts

In most swimming pool or non-diving situations when the victim’s medical history is irrelevant, blackouts occur due to prior hyperventilation, followed immediately by rapid, repetitive breath-holding.

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