Swimming
In September of 2004 I was involved in a swimming accident that damaged my spinal cord at the C4-C5 level and rendered me a quadriplegic. After five months of rehab at Craig Hospital in Denver, Colorado, three months of that on a ventilator, I was discharged with one functioning lung and the left half of [...]
Scottish International I am an asthmatic who frequently finds it difficult to breath during training, particularly at the beginning of the session as my lungs are not warmed up properly. I have found that the use of the PowerLung before training eases the feeling of the tightness in my chest that I experience. In addition, I [...]
England Team, World Cup 2001 Having used the PowerLung I can no breathe fewer times per length. I can now breathe a lot more cleanly in the water. The back-end of my race is now stronger as I can breathe greater volumes in and out. In training, doing sub-aqua work is easier as I can inhale [...]
Irish record holder 50m Butterfly Long Course & Short Course, Pre-qualified for Commonwealth Games, World University Games Finalist 2001 Before using PowerLung I wasn’t able to hold my breath when doing 50m Butterfly, but now I can do the full race with only 2 or 3 breathes. Since using PowerLung I find I don’t get out [...]
Hi. Well, thought I’d let you know that last months British National Swimming Championships (@ Sheffield, England) went very well. I won the 50 metres Butterfly, so thank Power Lung!!
By enhancing my lung capacity I have been able to train harder for longer and ultimately swim faster.
