By Courtney Bartholomew, SwimmingWorld College Intern
The other day I was beginning to write a piece for Swimming World covering taper tips. However, as I scrolled through my newsfeed on Facebook, I saw that one of my former teammates had posted an article titled “Why We Should Be Paying More Attention to Eating Disorders in Female College Athletes.†Out of curiosity, I clicked the link.
The article notes that females who are collegiate athletes are more likely to have an eating disorder than non-athlete college females. In fact, according to everydayhealth.com, athletes are three times more likely than the average person to have an eating disorder. This fact astonished me. What also shocked me is how little information there is available regarding eating disorders within the swimming and diving community. We all have heard, learned about, and know what eating disorders are and how they get out of hand, but what happens when athletes do it to get ahead in their sport, have a better personal body image, or do not even recognize they are not eating enough?
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