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Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, USA.
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Competitive swimming is commonly thought to be an injury-free sport. Traumatic and overuse injuries do occur, especially if one includes accidents occurring to both athletes and spectators, and accidents resulting from some of the newer diving and starting techniques. United States Swimming, Incorporated, the national governing body for competitive swimming, and provider of insurance coverage for most of the swimming clubs in the United States, keeps track of reported injuries to club members, and requires specific safety accreditation for member coaches. These data provide an informative view on injuries to competitive swimmers.
竞技游泳通常被认为是一项无伤病的运动。创伤性和过度使用性损伤确实会发生，尤其是如果将运动员和观众发生的事故以及一些新的跳水和出发技术导致的事故包括在内的话。美国竞技游泳协会（United States Swimming, Incorporated）是竞技游泳的全国管理机构，也是美国大多数游泳俱乐部的保险提供商，它会跟踪俱乐部成员报告的伤病情况，并要求会员教练获得特定的安全认证。这些数据为竞技游泳运动员的伤病情况提供了有益的见解。
