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Time to ban breath holding.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
The timing of David Blaine's most recent stunt could not have been worse, with the summer swim season now in full swing. Though many Americans may have been amused and entertained by Blaine's recent breath-holding escapade, I worry that some competitive individuals will die this summer attempting to do the very same thing at public and private pools around the country.
While physicians have recognized the hazards of prolonged breath holding and underwater swimming for decades, the public has not. Unbeknownst to many Americans, competitive swimmers, Navy Seals, triathletes and even lifeguards have killed themselves while performing similar tasks such as breath holding underwater for five minutes, or swimming the three lengths of the pool below the surface.
Competitive and repetitive underwater swimming is extremely dangerous, often leading to sudden death by cardiac arrhythmia and other physiological causes. Paradoxically, stronger swimmers ...
- Dead heat, silent but deadly? (underwater swimming)(includes poetry from...
- Magazine article from: Parks & Recreation Griffiths, Walter J. Griffiths, Thomas J. July 1, 1995 700+ words
...understand the psychology and physiology of breath holding and underwater swimming. The Psychology of the Underwater Swimmer Competition...integral piece of the underwater swimming/breath-holding puzzle. Frequently, victims of this mishap...
- Dying for air: prolonged underwater breath holding is a silent, often...
- Magazine article from: Aquatics International Griffiths, Walter Griffiths, Tom February 1, 2005 700+ words
...even encourage breath-holding competitions and...dangerous the underwater swimming activity is...activities. Controlled breath holding and rhythmic breathing...when prolonged breath holding, underwater swimming and hypoxic training...
- Breath holding needs more explanation, research.(LETTERS)(Letter to the Editor)
- Magazine article from: Aquatics International Parker, Aaron Griffiths, Tom Horsley, Danica May 1, 2005 700+ words
...competitive and repetitive breath-holding in swimming pools...about shallow water breath holding, are they referring...team do laps of underwater swimming. Two laps under...most one minute of breath holding. I am wondering...
- Underwater swimming.(Dear Highlights)(Brief Article)
- Magazine article from: Highlights for Children C., Kellie June 1, 2004 700+ words
One day I went to my friend's pool. She taught me how to swim underwater. I did it. But the next time she invited me over, I couldn't do it. Can you help me? Kellie C., Maryland It sounds as if you were a bit unsure about doing it the second time rather than being unable to. That's understandable.
- Blaine's stunt irresponsible.(The Write Stuff)(Letter to the editor)
- Magazine article from: Parks & Recreation Griffiths, Tom July 1, 2006 700+ words
...prolonged breath-holding and underwater swimming for decades...tasks like breath-holding underwater...repetitive underwater swimming is extremely...Prolonged breath-holding and underwater swimming should be...
- Playing it safe: assessing safety before accidents can occur at your facility...
- Magazine article from: Aquatics International Griffiths, Tom May 1, 2004 700+ words
...against shallow-water diving, breath-holding and underwater swimming. Signs should remind parents...particularly rip currents. 2 Allowing breath-holding and underwater swimming Whenever breath-holding and underwater swimming becomes...
- Hawaii's Keauhou Resort Destination to Host First Annual 'Bounty Of Keauhou,'...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire September 12, 2002 700+ words
...Pacific Cup of Freediving. Participants from 20-plus countries will compete in the static (breath holding), dynamic apnea (underwater swimming for distance), and constant weight (descent and ascent by self propulsion, using no assists...
- Breath-holding spells in toddlers.
- Newspaper article from: Pediatrics for Parents Simpson, Angela M. June 1, 2007 700+ words
...Her arms and legs begin to jerk ... Breath-holding spells are one of the most frightening...risk of subsequent seizure disorder. Breath-holding episodes may last several seconds to...another, far less common, type of breath-holding episode called a pallid spell. During...
- Breath-holding spells in toddlers.(Disease/Disorder overview)
- Newspaper article from: Pediatrics for Parents Simpson, Angela M. July 1, 2007 700+ words
...Her arms and legs begin to jerk ... Breath-holding spells are one of the most frightening...risk of subsequent seizure disorder. Breath-holding episodes may last several seconds to...another, far less common, type of breath-holding episode called a pallid spell. During...
- Breath holding.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
- Magazine article from: Archives of Disease in Childhood July 1, 2001 700+ words
...tell you from personal experience that breath holding spells can be terrifying for parents...nine years. All of the children had breath holding spells severe enough for them to be...convulsions. Of the 67 patients whose breath holding spells had stopped, 12 subsequently...
Source: HighBeam Research, Time to ban breath holding.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)