Swimming (cont.)

What resources are available to people interested in swimming?

http://www.usms.org/

http://www.ymca.net/ (Click on aquatics to learn more about infant-parent classes, preschool classes, classes for people with disabilities, classes for teens, and competitive swimming for people 18 and over.)

http://www.arthritis.org/ (Check for water classes in your area.)

http://www.usaswimming.org/ (Click on the "swimmer" tab and then "disability.")

http://www.clubswim.com/default.asp

http://www.usswimschools.org/

http://www.swimoutlet.com/AquaJogger

http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/

http://www.usatriathlon.org/

http://www.junonia.com/home.htm (large-size swimsuits for women)

http://www.wholesomewear.com/slimmer-c.html (large-size swimsuits for women)

http://www.landsend.com/cd/frontdoor/0,,swim,00.html (large-size and custom swimsuits for women)

http://www.bigmen.com/ (large-size swimsuits for men)

http://www.big-tall.com/ (large-size swimsuits for men)

http://www.bigandtallguys.com (large-size swimsuits for men)

http://www.swimoutlet.com/ (swim gear)

http://aquajogger.com/default.htm (swim gear)

http://www.shapeupshop.com/aqua/hand_buoys.htm (water dumbbells)

http://www.power-systems.com/ (water dumbbells)

http://www.gymcor.com/pat201aqwatr.html (water treadmill)

http://www.activeforever.com/ (water treadmill)

http://www.endlesspools.com/index.html (water treadmill—propeller method)

http://www.usoc.org/paralympics/swimming_teams.html

http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/swimshop/default.asp?iRefId=23

http://www.americanswimmingassociation.com/

REFERENCES:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_swimming. July 23, 2007.

http://www.olympic.org/uk/athletes/profiles/bio_uk.asp?PAR_I_ID=50419. July 23, 2007

http://aappolicy.aappublications.org/cgi/content/full/pediatrics%3b105/4/868. July 28, 2007.

http://www.aap.org/advocacy/archives/aprswim.htm. July 27, 2007.

http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5222a1.htm

http://www.jacklalanne.com/. July 26, 2007.

Encyclopedia of Traditional British Rural Sports, Routledge; first edition, August 9, 2005, pp 255-6.

Holmér, I. Oxygen uptake during swimming in man. J Appl Physiol. 1972 Oct;33(4):502-9.

Lavoie, J.M., et al. Skeletal muscle fibre size adaptation to an eight-week swimming programme. Eur J Appl Physiol Occup Physiol. 1980;44(2):161-5.

Martin, W.H., et al. Cardiovascular adaptations to intense swim training in sedentary middle-aged men and women. Circulation. 1987 Feb;75(2):323-30.

Pediatrics, Vol. 105 No. 4, April 2000, pp. 868-870.

U.S. Bureau of the Census. Statistical abstract of the United States: 1995. 115th ed. Washington, DC: U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1995.

Last Editorial Review: 8/2/2007

Source: MedicineNet.com
http://www.medicinenet.com/swimming/article.htm