swimming injuries

Sarah Sjostrom Returns to the Pool 3 Weeks After Elbow Surgery

Sarah Sjostrom was in the pool for the first time in 3 weeks on Monday morning after undergoing surgery to repair a broken elbow.

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Frenchman Mehdy Metella Swims First Races Since Undergoing Shoulder Surgery

Mehdy Metella, a 2016 Olympic silver medalist, swam his first meet of 2020 last weekend to test his surgically-repaired shoulder.

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Arianna Castiglione Takes 4 Point Penalty with No-Show in Women’s 200 Breast

23-year old Arianna Castiglioni on Saturday became the first swimmer in ISL history to no-show a race and take a 4 point penalty.

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Amy Bilquist Undergoes Knee Surgery, Hopes to Return to Racing in March

U.S. National Champion Amy Bilquist has dealt with stress fractures in her legs from 2015-2019, broke her foot in fall of 2018, and broke her hand in 2019.

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LA Current’s Leah Smith Pulled Out of Lewisville Due to Neck Injury

Among the many last-minute changes the LA Current has been implementing, team member Leah Smith has suddenly pulled out due to a neck injury.

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Mexican Olympian Lili Ibanez Will Return to Full Training in October

Mexican Olympian Lili Ibanez is almost back to full training after undergoing shoulder surgery in March to repair 3 tears.

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Asthma Attack Doomed Gergely Gyurta’s 25km Swim with 3km to Go

Amid rough conditions in the World Championships’ longest event, Gergely Gyurta faded late not because of fatigue, but because of an asthma attack.

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Justin Ress Says “Overheating” Led to Medical Event After 100 Back

Justin Ress was taken to an ambulance for medical evaluation and treatment after the men’s 100 back final earlier in the meet.

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13-Event Mexican Record Holder Lili Ibañez Undergoes Shoulder Surgery

Two-time Mexican Olympic swimmer Lili Ibañez has undergone surgery on her left shoulder to repair 3 tears. During the surgery, doctors repaired…

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Olympic Gold Medalist Pernille Blume Undergoes Heart Surgery

Pernille Blume, the 2016 Olympic champion in the 50 free, has undergone surgery to close a small hole in her heart.

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Doctor: Swimmer Shot in Rome has Suffered Complete Spinal Cord Injury

Bortuzzo’s doctor says that 19-year old Italian swimmer Manuel Bortuzzo will not regain function of his legs with current medical knowledge.

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Sweden’s Victor Johansson Withdraws from Worlds with Back Injury

20-year old Swedish swimmer Victor Johansson has announced that he will withdraw from the Swedish team for the 2018 World Short…

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After a 16-Month Hiatus, Silvia di Pietro Returns to Competition

Di Pietro owns or shares 11 Italian Records in the sprint freestyles and butterflies.

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Georgia All-American Javier Acevedo Breaks Foot, Injures Hand

Domeyko is a cornerstone of the Georgia 2018-2019 team.

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Junior World Champion Nicolo Martinenghi Returns to Training

Junior World Champion and record holder Nicolo Martinenghi has returned to regular training after recovery from a pubic bone fracture….

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