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Strong mental health begins with strong swimming.

I write a blog about the positive effects open water swimming has had on my mental health. Check it out at iamaswimmer.com and soundcloud.com/iamaswimmer.

For years I’ve experienced depression, anxiety, and intense feelings of self-doubt. Swimming, coupled with the unmatched support of my wife and appropriate medication, has allowed me to combat these symptoms and claim an identity that is empowering and more true to who I am:

I AM A SWIMMER.

I AM A SWIMMER Ryan Singleton

- Health & Fitness
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- OCT 4, 2015
I AM A SWIMMER

I AM A SWIMMER

Thanks for listening to my essay, "I AM A SWIMMER." Swimming has helped me combat the symptoms of depression and anxiety so that I can claim an identity that is empowering and more true to who I am.

Please visit my website at iamaswimmer.com and subscribe to my blog.

Music: The Temperature of the Air on the Bow of the Kaleetan (Chris Zabriskie) / CC BY 4.0
- 9 min