What Can Happen to the Human Heart After Months of Swimming? | The Swim

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Using ultrasound and a prototype waterproof monitor, medics and researchers are watching Ben Lecomte's heart closely. Can the way we examine his EKG waves in ocean waves help us prevent fatal heart disease?

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"You didn't answer the question" - Gummi

Hey Seekers,

We hear you! We hear you! We changed the title of the video to more accurately reflect its content. Just a note about the old title: “What Happens to the Human Heart After Months of Swimming?” The answer is: it thickens, blood flow improves, it may harden which could be a problem, but overall Ben is healthy and doing great. Problem is…. we just don’t know everything yet 😉Turns out, science moves a lot slower than production, and if it didn't...we'd be in trouble! But stay tuned to The Swim here and at Seeker.com for updates on all the research projects onboard as more data pours in. Thanks for keepin’ us clickbait-free!

Love,
Seeker

Seeker
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Months in the water moist be difficult.

Master_Therion
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This video took a while to load for me, it made my heart sink.

sebastianelytron
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We got it, your expedition helps research and technology...
I am not interested in your devices, I was interested in the collected data and what correlations you found regarding to the question in the title. You have not answered the question, therefore it was clickbait. Disappointed, it was not the first time you have done so as well... Unsubscribed.

EDIT:
They said that they changed the title and (almost) promised to never try click-baiting us again.

EDIT2: In my opinion the title is still misleading, as it makes it seem that you will provide answer. Or maybe you did not change the title yet?

To Seeker: I do not say that you should post inconclusive data or research. All I am saying is, that you would stand by your title. Depending on how you form the title, my expectations for the content change, which is only natural, isn’t it?

oOLookToTheFutureOo
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would be good to find out what actually happened to his heart and how his heart was even before the challenge compared to other people.

dfpguitar
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As an endurance athlete the title sparked my attention instantly. And then the video ended and I realised it was just an ad with nothing to do about what happens to the heart after months of training.

dan
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Disliked because you didn't answer the question in your title.

XFryX
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I'm guessing the same thing as marathon runners. The heart hardens and develops scar tissue. After decades of extreme training sudden death can occur during even routine runs. Long term extreme endurance training is very lethal.

satatik
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I sat here patiently waiting to see what happened to his heart after months of swimming but nothing. Did I miss something?

elliot
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Well the heart basically adapts.
As well do the lungs. It has been 10 years since I stopped competitive swimming and I can still hold my breath for a whole minute.

Never_again_against_anyone
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Run, Swim, or exercise too vigorously and you can quite literally scar your heart.

yofriendfromupnorth
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The ECG monitor prototype is the thing that caught my mind))

tilak
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The body doesn't differentiate between swimming, jogging or other forms of cardio. The real question is what's better for the high intensity training (sprints), or weight training?

newgoliard
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Years of competitive swimming left me with a prolapsed valve and a flow murmur

dbmail
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His heart was already beating at 94 beats per minute and he wasn't even swimming yet? He needs to see a doctor. If he is in great shape his heart rate should be a little bradycardic. More like 50-60 bpm.

Kwicdrawmcgraw
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Great work Lynda. But, what happened to Ben's heart?

Stuntman
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I can tell you from personal experience, LV Hypertrophy. Thickening of the left ventricle, throwing out the electrical impulses that make the heart beat in the right rhythm. So, at best angina at worst heart attack.

johnsamsungs
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Well done Seeker and Discovery, That's good data, I hope results wont be disappointing

martinoplaya
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Fair play to her, that’s a very cool invention. But all we really leant was that Seeker have their own yacht 😐

dunnyzed
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Amazing. Simply amazing. Everyone. Thanks.

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