Rehabilitation Is Endless For Alistair Brownlee
Alistair Brownlee, one of Britain’s finest triathletes tore his Achilles tendon that may put a slight crimp in his Olympic gold medal bid. But he is taking to the water in order to rehab as quickly as possible.The BBC reported that Alistair is using an Endless Pools underwater treadmill for low-impact water walking and running.
Physiotherapist Emma Deakin told BBC that despite the tendon tear, Alistair is still training while being creative in matching his rehabilitation to his normal training load.
There were various options. He is now using an Endless Pools underwater treadmill. “It’s an impressive piece of kit. It’s taken up the whole of his garden, which his housemates helped to dig up to get it in. You can set the depth of the water which means Alistair can gradually increase the load through his rehab.”
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Southern California native, born 1962, is the creator of the WOWSA Awards, Oceans Seven, Openwaterpedia, Citrus Corps, World Open Water Swimming Association, Daily News of Open Water Swimming, Global Open Water Swimming Conference. He is Chief Executive Officer of KAATSU Global and KAATSU Research Institute. Inductee in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame (Honor Swimmer, Class of 2001) and Ice Swimming Hall of Fame (Honor Contributor - Media, Class of 2019), recipient of the International Swimming Hall of Fame's Poseidon Award (2016), International Swimming Hall of Fame's Irving Davids-Captain Roger Wheeler Memorial Award (2010), USA Swimming's Glen S. Hummer Award (2007, 2010) and Harvard University's John B. Imrie Award (1984). Served on the FINA Technical Open Water Swimming Committee and as Technical Delegate with the 2011 Special Olympics World Summer Games, and 9-time USA Swimming coaching staff.
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