UT's Reese Named Swimming Coach of Year
from the Austin American-Statesman
Texas men's swimming and diving coach Eddie Reese was named the American Swimming Coaches Association Coach of the Year after helping Texas exes Aaron Peirsol and Garrett Weber-Gale, UT seniors Dave Walters and Ricky Berens and Longhorn Aquatics' Eric Shanteau to gold medals at the recent World Championships in Rome. More

USA Swimming Adopts October 1st Ban on Full-Body Suits
from SwimNetwork.com
At its annual Convention, over 400 USA Swimming Delegates, representing swim clubs from all 50 states, voted overwhelmingly for early implementation of a ban on high-tech swimsuits. The legislation, which will go into effect on October 1, regulates swimsuits worn in all USA Swimming–sanctioned competitions. More

New Research Shows Direct Link Between Soda And Obesity
from Medical News Today
While health officials have long suspected the link between obesity and soda consumption, research released provides the first scientific evidence of the potent role soda and other sugar-sweetened beverages play in fueling California's expanding girth. More

Seven Steps to Preventing Injury
from SwimNetwork.com
Swimming is considered a low-impact sport that doesn’t present as many acute injuries as the strains and sprains common among football and basketball players. But swimmers are by no means immune to injury. Dara Torres has undergone three shoulder surgeries and a hernia repair, and has knee surgery scheduled for later this year. Early in her career, superstar Natalie Coughlin suffered through a torn labrum in her left shoulder that resulted in 1.5 years of physical therapy. More

Phys Ed: What Sort of Exercise Can Make You Smarter?
from The New York Times
Allow a laboratory mouse to run as much as it likes, and its brainpower improves. Force it to run harder than it otherwise might, and its thinking improves even more. This is the finding of an experiment led by researchers at National Cheng Kung University in Taiwan and placed online in May. More

Ryan Lochte Named USA Swimming Athlete of Year
from USA Today
Two-time Olympian Ryan Lochte is USA Swimming's athlete of the year for winning five medals at the world championships. Lochte's medal haul in Rome included four golds. More

The Signs That Your Child May Have an Eating Disorder
from the Examiner
What should parents look for to determine whether or not their child or teen may have an eating disorder? Whether it is Anorexia, Bulimia, or Binge-Eating Disorder, all of us lately seem to worry about what we are eating. We all worry about how we look in our clothes; however children or teenagers often become obsessed over their physical appearance. More

New Way to Calculate Body's 'Maximum Weight Limit'
from Science Daily
Most of us are familiar with the term, Body Mass Index, or BMI, as an index to determine healthy body weight. But, calculating BMI involves a complex formula: weight in pounds is multiplied by 703, and then divided by height in inches squared. Charts or online calculators are then used to show a "healthy weight range" given an individual's height that corresponds to the "healthy range BMI." For example, a BMI chart indicates that a healthy range BMI of 19 to 24 translates to a "healthy weight range" of 120 to 150 pounds for a 5-foot, 6-inch individual. More