Key result
Open water swimming presents unique medical challenges, including cardiorespiratory conditions and infections, necessitating specific clinician education and risk minimization strategies.
Why the study?
Open water swimming athletes may experience unique medical conditions, necessitating guidance for clinicians to recognize and manage illnesses and ensure athlete safety.
Provides a review of medical challenges, including cardiorespiratory conditions and infections, faced by open water swimming athletes to ensure athlete safety.
The sport of open water swimming (OWS) has been popularized on a global scale. This population of athletes may experience several unique medical conditions, necessitating a review of medical issues and environmental considerations. Clinicians providing care for OWS athletes should be educated and trained to recognize and manage illnesses and conditions that often occur in an effort to ensure athlete safety. This article focuses on the major medical challenges faced in OWS, including a review of cardiorespiratory conditions and infections, competitor factors, water quality concerns, and risk minimization strategies.
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Chamberlain et al. (2019) conducted a review in Medical conditions related to open water swimming. Open water swimming was evaluated. Open water swimming presents unique medical challenges, including cardiorespiratory conditions and infections, necessitating specific clinician education and risk minimization strategies.
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