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University of Kentucky basketball team soothe their aches in SwimEx plunge tanks!
January 8th, 2013The University of Kentucky’s new, state-of-the-art basketball suite at Rupp Arena features two SwimEx plunge tanks, one cold and one hot. The makes four SwimEx tanks on the UK campus now, with two at the school’s football facility. Here’s a video tour of the beautiful new basketball suite guided by UK basketball coach John Calipari. SwimEx. Go with the Flow.
Age-Dependent Autonomic Changes Following Immersion in Cool, Neutral, and Warm Water Temperatures
November 17th, 2010Kasee Hildenbrand, Bruce E. Becker, Rebekah Whitcomb, and James P. Sanders Aquatic immersion has been reported to produce a significant number of physiological changes in blood pressure, heart rate variability (HRV), autonomic nervous system (ANS), and core temperature in young healthy subjects. The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of water immersion in younger and older populations, determining whether there are age related differences for ANS regulation [Read the Rest…]
Aquatic Training Programs Benefit Injured Athletes
October 26th, 2010By Lori Thein Brody and Paula Richley Geigle Injured Athletes Some form of rest is often the treatment recommendation for an injured athlete. The rest may be relative rest, in which the athlete reduces the intensity of training or activity, or it may be absolute rest, during which the athlete performs no activity. In either case, rest for an athlete can be problematic. The research of Coyle et al. (1986 [Read the Rest…]
Woodway Treadmill Installed at the Ottawa Senators
October 5th, 2010SwimEx just installed a new integrated Woodway Treadmill into the Ottawa Senator’s 500T SwimEx pool. Here are some of the pictures from their installation!
Stoke City Premier Football Club Installs a 700T in UK!
September 24th, 2010Stoke City Premier Football Club in England just finished their installation of a SwimEx 700T therapy pool. They are the 3rd premier league to install a SwimEx pool and have won every match since! Manchester City and Wolverhampton Wonders are among this elite group to have a SwimEx therapy pool for their athletes. To learn more about Stoke City visit their official website, www.stokecityfc.com.
St. Louis Athletes Love Their SwimEx!
August 7th, 2009St. Louis University (SLU), home of the Billikens, has a brand-new, 10,600-seat Chaifetz Arena with a state-of-the-art sports medicine facility and a brand new SwimEx. The arena is also home to a three-story office and support building for the athletic department, new locker rooms and new strength and conditioning area. All 16 of their sports teams use the SwimEx for either rehabilitation, reconditioning or cardiovascular training, and the University uses [Read the Rest…]
SwimEx Helps Gators Get Star Receiver Back in the Game
August 7th, 2009FALL RIVER, MA – While the University of Florida Gators and the University of Oklahoma Sooners were duking it out in Miami for the national championship in January, some locals were watching one player very closely. In a game that defied expectations, SwimEx, a local aquatic therapy pool manufacturer, may have had a hand in the outcome of the game. Percy Harvin, Gators’ star receiver, had suffered a high ankle [Read the Rest…]