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  2. Is it OK to eat before swimming? Here’s what Olympian Katie ...

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    The Olympian revealed her stance on this classic bit of parental advice.

  3. Do you really have to wait to go swimming after eating? - AOL

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    In most cases, there’s no need to wait at least 30 minutes after eating to go for a swim, doctors say. In reality, people still have plenty of blood flowing to their muscles after eating, said ...

  4. Benefits of physical activity - Wikipedia

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    Physical exercise results in numerous health benefits and is an important tool to combat obesity and its co-morbidities, including cardiovascular diseases. Exercise prevents both the onset and development of cardiovascular disease and is an important therapeutic tool to improve outcomes for patients with cardiovascular disease.

  5. Parenting myth debunked: You don't need to wait 30 minutes ...

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  6. Nekton - Wikipedia

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    As a guideline, nekton are larger and tend to swim largely at biologically high Reynolds numbers (>10 3 and up beyond 10 9), where inertial flows are the rule, and eddies (vortices) are easily shed. Plankton, on the other hand, are small and, if they swim at all, do so at biologically low Reynolds numbers (0.001 to 10), where the viscous ...

  7. Aquatic locomotion - Wikipedia

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    A great cormorant swimming. Aquatic locomotion or swimming is biologically propelled motion through a liquid medium. The simplest propulsive systems are composed of cilia and flagella. Swimming has evolved a number of times in a range of organisms including arthropods, fish, molluscs, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals.

  8. Swimming - Wikipedia

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    Swimming requires endurance, skill, and efficient techniques to maximize speed and minimize energy consumption. [1] Swimming is a popular activity and competitive sport where certain techniques are deployed to move through water. It offers numerous health benefits, such as strengthened cardiovascular health, muscle strength, and increased ...

  9. 10-year-old girl dies from 'brain-eating' amoeba after ...

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    A 10-year-old girl died Monday after contracting a rare, brain-eating amoeba during a weekend swimming trip, according to KWTX-TV. Lily Avant was swimming in the Brazos River — near her home of ...