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Training may lead to asthma for adult swimmers

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By ABC7
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
The research compared the competitive swimmers with other adolescents. It finds the young swimmers were no more likely to have breathing problems.

The implication is that the airway damage probably is the result of years of training. High level competitive swimming can put a high oxygen demand on the body leading to abnormally deep, rapid breathing.

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