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Jina
04/25/08
Jina
Category:Physical Activity

My 17 yr old has a hard time catching her breath while swimming could this be asthma?

While swimming vigorously my daughter cant seem to get enough air and needs to rest for a long time in between laps, she has been swimming several months and she also lifts weights she is not overweight. Everyone in the swim class can swim more meters than she can, even older overweight adults...
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