![]() ![]() Wikipedia states that, ALS or Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease, is a rare neurological disease that affects motor neurons-those nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord that control voluntary muscle movement. The final third is now, Dave said – dealing with the likely diagnosis of a rare neurological condition called ALS. During this third he was honoured with an introduction into the International Masters Swimming Hall of Fame.ģ. The second third would be his Masters Swimming in both the pool and open water. He swam the 1500 in the Melbourne Games in 1956.Ģ. This time included the dream of most all athletes, to be a member of the US Olympic team. ![]() His youth was the first third, he said, when he was very successful in both the pool and open water. Last week – when I flooded everyone’s inbox with news that Swim Smooth was back (sorry, not sorry – as the kids say!), a gentleman from Oregon in the USA reached out to who informed me he’d just turned 89 years old the week before and that swimming was what was keeping him going in later life. ![]()
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