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Justin Ress Says “Overheating” Led to Medical Event After 100 Back

2019 WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES/SUMMER UNIVERSIADE – SWIMMING

  • July 4th-9th, 2019
  • Napoli, Italy
  • LCM (50m)
  • Live Stream: Olympic Channel (in US), Rai Sport (in Italy)
  • Entry Lists & Live Results

American swimmer Justin Ress was briefly taken to an ambulance for medical evaluation and treatment earlier this, but he says that he’s fine and ready to race again (in the medley relay) for the Americans.

Ress blamed his post-race medical event on overheating.

“After the 100 back on Friday at finals, I just, like every race, pushed myself as hard as I could, and it was just really hot that night,” Ress said. “The call rooms were too warm, for sure. But, that’s something I should have taken more precautions for, and just calmed down and realized that it’s ok to be sweating before the race. But, that’s what affected me after, I just got over heated.

In spite of being overheated, Ress still took bronze in the 100 backstroke in 53.81 (short of a best time) and 2 days later tied with Zane Waddell for gold in the 50 backstroke.

“It’s fun to win,” Ress said after his first big international gold medal. “I think I could’ve done better, especially in that race on my finish. But yeah, it’s fun to win.”

 

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swimfan210_
4 years ago

#throwback to a tough practice last summer in the July after WUGs I was feeling very funny and dizzy and sick and I was afraid I was getting overheated

uuuuuu
5 years ago

Sounds like a wee bit too much pre-workout perhaps?

Tupperware
Reply to  uuuuuu
5 years ago

Four scoops instead of three

Distant onlooker
Reply to  uuuuuu
5 years ago

If you knew him, you wouldn’t be assuming that

anonymous
Reply to  uuuuuu
5 years ago

He had low blood pressure. Pre workout supplements cause high blood pressure

Yolo
5 years ago

This dude always got some excuse

WV Swammer
Reply to  Yolo
5 years ago

How many international medals have you won then?

Dudeman
Reply to  WV Swammer
5 years ago

don’t need international medals to comment, although I disagree with what he said completely

WV Swammer
Reply to  Dudeman
5 years ago

Just easy to say someone’s making excuses when you’re behind a keyboard is what I mean

OPINION
Reply to  Yolo
5 years ago

The question is if it was a legit excuse or not. I would say this falls under the legit category IN MY OPINION.

anonymous
Reply to  Yolo
5 years ago

EMS determined that despite having high heart rate he had low blood pressure. He can’t fake that or make that up.

PhillyMark
5 years ago

Too bad the swimswam drs werent on the case…he wouldve been cardioverted and in the cath lab immediately. Glad to hear not too serious.

Anonymous
Reply to  PhillyMark
5 years ago

I would take it seriously if an athlete collapsed and needed services of an ambulance to be stabilized from “overheating”

Distant onlooker
Reply to  Anonymous
5 years ago

Was it actually said that he collapsed? Or did he just crawl out of the pool and lay down before someone decided he needed medical attention?

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