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Gone Swimming
Is it true that you shouldn't swim for at least an hour after eating?
Most of us learned as children that we shouldn't go back into the pool after eating for at least an hour or else we'd risk stomach cramps and drown! Actually, though, that's not true. According to the American Red Cross, there is no scientific evidence proving that swimming and eating produces cramps. Muscle cramps are caused by fatigue and chilling and have nothing to do with digestion or with the body focusing its energies on digestion anddrawing blood away from the muscles. In fact, long-distance swimmers willactually eat while in the water to avoid fatigue
(and, thus, muscle cramps).
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Balneology is the science of swimming pools. Balneologists study problems of heating, cleaning, maintenance, and construction.
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Toronto, Ontario was home to the biggest swimming pool in the world in 1925. It held 2000 swimmers, and was 300ft x 75ft. It is still in operation.
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It's a diverse world we live in. In the U.S., football, basketball and baseball are the three most watched sports on TV. In England, the top three most viewed are soccer, Formula One auto racing and boxing. In Russia, it's soccer, ice hockey and boxing. And in China, it's soccer, table tennis and swimming.
Women were banned by royal decree from using hotel swimming pools in Jidda, Saudi Arabia, in 1979.
In matters of style, swim with the current, In matters of principle, stand like a rock.
Thomas Jefferson
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