Injured athlete/swimmer

cptofthehouse
Fri, 06 Aug 2010 23:49:09 +0000

It depends on the injury. I’ve known some injuries that were career enders and others where the student recovers.

If it is a recoverable injury, it seems to me that swimmers are ahead of schedule in getting through rehab. My son was a competitive swimmer–national level, college swimmer, and his peers seemed to recover quickly. They would start slowly swimming and working the shoulders as soon as they could. Athletes of that level know how to follow directions and work their bodies exactly as told. Also being in such outstanding physical shape helps as well.

I hope your swimmer has a smooth recovery.