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Lethbridge swimmer ecstatic to join Ivy League swim team at Harvard Local high school student Joshua Freund is excited to make his dreams come true, joining the Ivy League as part of the Harvard swim team this fall.

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MTHFR first came to my attention when I read an article written by two of my most beloved Emory recruits (Thomas Roos and Andrew Roos upon their graduation from Stanford Medical school - following post) They were using this gene to try to predict injuries in athletes (see article below). When I saw that Calcium was a "player" in the process it connected the dots on a few things:
1) I was tested for MTHFR when getting ready to have babies. It's standard to check for critical genetic mutations like CF. They told me I had 1 "bad" or "not the normal wild type" copy of MTHFR c677 and I should just take a vitamin/supplement that ad folate in it (rather than folic acid which must be broken down to create folate). Vitamins taken, babies arrived. All was right with the world.
2) C677 is considered a "marker" for heart disease. While I had not yet had any heart issues but know to be mindful of health and exercise, my father had already had a massive quadruple bypass, that no one saw coming, and his health was now deteriorating from peripheral arterial sclerosis (like in his legs). No amount of diet, exercise, weight loss, medicine, could help - calcium seemed to be killing him. "I guess it's just bad genetics" was the only answer he was given.
3) I went back to my doctor to get the exact mutations I carried - c677T AND a1298C - the second by it's self is not yet prove to be life threatening but it amplifies the affects of the c677T when present. It turns out my father ALSO has these same mutations.

I called Thomas Roos to get a better understanding if this was the same MTHFR he wrote about in his article, and it was. He said it will still be quite a long time before they can do testing/prediction on how MTHFR affects ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE. Many of the effects of MTHFR really hit you harder as you age, but I am SURE from living in my own body as a swimmer for 20 years there are effects on athletes that can have a negative impact on performance (maybe a good side-effect here or there too...)

Even though we are years away from knowing how it affects athletic performance, it would make sense for a child or young adult who has MTHFR variants (even if they are not yet showing symptoms) to seek treatment on balancing their systems ... in other words why wait for someone to prove that it can hinder sports performance to do something about it.

It's proven to have major medical impacts later in life - it's a double bonus to 1) make adjustments and learn about it when you are young and 2) it being healthier will always make you swim faster - and possibly avoid the pitfalls we have yet to find.

Histamine Intolerance, MTHFR and Methylation - MTHFR.Net Given the prevalence of the MTHFR polymorphism, it only makes sense that the general population is also very susceptible to histamine intolerance.

Did you know that when Au Pairs come to the US from South Africa they need to be given the heads-up NOT to offer cash to a police officer if they are pulled over? In SA you end up in jail if you DON'T give the officer cash ... quite the opposite here (I'm sure a few Au Pairs found this out the hard way.) So is it really so far fetched that there might be an unscrupulous officer or two in Brazil? If this is true do you think we would get an apology from Brazil?

Michael Moore Proven Right, And Matt Lauer Wrong, About Ryan Lochte Incident A Rio judge does not discard the possibility that the guards' actions could be rightly interpreted as a robbery.

OLIVIA WANASEK is from Burlington High School in Burlington, Wis. She competes in the freestyle and backstroke events. Wanasek has career bests of 10:38.55 in the 1000-yard freestyle and 17:50.41 in the 1650-yard freestyle. She also turned in times of 59.17 in the 100-yard backstroke and 2:09.46 in the 200-yard backstroke. Using her prep times, Wanasek would rank fifth all-time in the 200-yard backstroke, sixth in the 1000-yard freestyle, seventh in the 1650-yard freestyle and eighth in the 100-yard backstroke at SLU.

Coach Halliburton on Wanasek:

“Olivia will split her time between the distance freestyle and backstroke events. Her sisters (Sara at Cincinnati and Serena at Iowa) both improved a lot during their college careers and we think that Olivia has the potential to do the same.”

SLU to Bring in 12 Newcomers for 2016-17 Alex Borchers (Hamilton, Ohio/Fairfield), Tyler Guist(Oswego, Ill./Oswego), Matt Loniewski (Brighton, Mich./Detroit Catholic Central), Benjamin Martinez(Chicago, Ill./Lane Tech), Keegan Paulson (Groveland, Ill./Peoria Notre Dame) and Scott Street(Lexington, Ky./Henry Clay) will join the men’s team.

DEAN FARRIS is the key difference-maker. In his senior season, the Atlanta-bred swimmer turned from a solid freestyle/backstroke combo recruit into a top-15 recruit with an eye-popping four-month stretch. Between Winter Juniors, the Georgia High School State Championships, and NCSA Spring Juniors, he clocked best times of 20.0/43.8/1:36.0 in the 50/100/200 free, 47.4/1:43.0 backstrokes, 21.8/47.7 butteflies, and a 1:47.8 200 IM. All of those are top 10 at the Ivy League championships, with the 100 free, 200 free, and 200 back times all inside the top 4.

Ranking the 2016 Men's NCAA Recruiting Classes: #9-12 Tennessee fans have plenty to be excited about with their incoming men's class

William Jewell Coach Mark Gole - A man of his word and not afraid to make a big bet - that he would LOVE to lose!

Deanna Meredith writes: "Coach Gole is a man of his word! He bet Paige if she made the finals he would shave his head!! (Sorry Emily). You rock Coach!!"

Congratulations Coach Neil Yost - this was a battle fought well for a long time!

Mount St. Mary's University To Add Men's Swim And Dive For 2016-2017 Next fall, the Mount St. Mary's University men's swimming and diving program will take on its inaugural season.

Zack Warner to Transfer From Auburn To NC State Breaststroker Zack Warner discusses his decision to transfer from Auburn to NC State.

Savannah Swim Team’s Hendrix and Mataxas Make Commitments Savannah Swim Team's Jacqueline Hendrix (Pitt) and John Mataxas (Cincinnati) have each announced their commitments to swim in college next year.