BY MAJ. NATE GARCIA)
WCAP Soldier-Athletes ready to show some mettle this summer in the Paris Olympics
By Stephen Warns U.S. Army Installation Management Command
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUS -
TON, Texas — The U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program (WCAP) presents unique opportunities for elite Soldier-Athletes to achieve their Olympic dreams.
Starting July 26 and ending Sept. 8, five of WCAP’s best Soldier-Athletes will go for the gold in the Summer Games and Paralympics.
Here are the WCAP Soldier-Athletes who will be competing in Paris:
CPT Samantha Sullivan
Women’s Rugby Sevens
Dates competing: July 28-29 in pool play.
Deep down, Sullivan said she knew she would one day realize her dream as an Olympian.
“I would say 8-year-old me definitely saw herself as an Olympian, but 26-year-old me still doesn’t feel like it’s real yet,” said Sullivan, who played a key role in Team USA winning the Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile, last November. “Sometimes, the drive to prove that voice inside your head saying ‘I can’t’ is the greatest motivation of all.”
Sullivan said rugby is the perfect sport that shows how one reacts under pressure, and she continues to prove she thrives in adverse environments and situations.
“This opportunity gives me the chance to realize my childhood dream of playing on the world stage and the chance to show that it’s possible to chase both my dream of being an Army officer and an Olympian,” said Sullivan, whose military occupational specialty is 12A, Engineer Officer. “WCAP has provided me with the outlet to not only hone my athletic skills but my leadership skills as well. I am beyond grateful to WCAP for giving me the chance to represent my country at the highest level.”
SPC Kamal Bey Greco-Roman Wrestling, 77kg Dates competing: Aug. 6-7
Bey took the mat less traveled to earn his first Olympic berth.
The standout wrestler dominated the U.S. Olympic Trials in April at Penn State, then had to qualify the weight class for Team USA at the Last Chance World Olympic Qualifier in Istanbul, Turkey, in May.
Bey lost the opening match to Russia’s Sergei Kutuzov, who was competing as an Individual Neutral Athlete, but stormed back to win his next four bouts before falling in a heartbreaker in the third-place match.
But in June, the International Olympic Committee deemed certain Russian and Belarusian wrestlers ineligible because of the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. Eventually, Russia and Belarus pulled all of its wrestlers out of the Paris Games. That means Kutuzov, who won the weight class, won’t compete in Paris and the final spot was allo -
cated to Bey.
“We were paying attention to the IOC media, and the last meeting raised a lot of questions,” said Bey, a 92G, Culinary Specialist, who won his first international medal when he struck gold at the Pan American Games last November. “It’s a big sigh of relief for USA Greco-Roman Wrestling. And I just have to focus on what I can control.”
SSG Leonard Korir
Marathon
Date competing: Aug. 10
Waiting isn’t the hard part for Korir, who placed third in the U.S. Olympic Trials Marathon in February and found out in June he will be competing for the U.S.
His event is also the day before closing ceremonies.
“I had to wait but I had the rankings in my mind, and I knew I had like 80% chance of making the team,” said Korir, whose MOS is 88M, motor transport operator. “My coach was telling me that we needed to stay focused with training and just continue with the same program and routine. I just trained like someone on the team already knowing that it’s going to be OK.”
Competing on Aug. 10 couldn’t please Korir more.
“That is perfect because of preparation,” Korir said. “I get more time to train and get ready. after racing the marathon trials in February, I needed time to recover before starting again with training.”
By Public Affairs Office
Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport
NEWPORT, R.I. — Julie Kallfelz, who heads the Northeast Tech Bridge at NUWC Division Newport, will have a vested interest as she heads to Paris this week to attend the Summer Olympics — her daughter Emily is representing the U.S. in the Women’s Rowing Four event.
“We’re off-the-charts proud and just so excited for her,” Julie said. “It’s been a long road. You get to this level, for any athlete, and you appreciate how narrow a slot it is to get to this level of performance and this level of competition. Just a tiny sliver of the population is even physiologically capable.”
The Women’s Four competition involves a quartet of rowers, each with one oar racing over a 2,000-meter stretch. There are nine countries represented at the Games, with Kaitlin Knifton, Mary Mazzio-Manson and Kelsey Reelick joining 27-year-old Emily in the U.S. boat. Heats begin July 28, and the finals are slated for Aug. 1 (find a detailed schedule below).
“Her attitude hasn’t changed much,” Julie said of her daughter. “There is definitely the realization that this is the Olympics, and this is a big deal, but at the same time, she and her boat mates have a great vibe where they’re just like, ‘We’re going to go out and do our best.’ They’re going to treat it like any other race, and not get all spun up about the stress and the pressure and the stage.”
Rowing is a family affair. When she arrived at Cornell University in the mid-1980s, Julie overheard a classmate say she was going to try out for the rowing team. A runner and swimmer in high school, Julie had never participated in rowing, but was intrigued and joined the program
Spc. Kamal Bey of the U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program celebrates after he pinned Brazil’s Joilson De Brito to win the 77kg gold medal in Greco-Roman wrestling at the Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile. (U.S. ARMY WCAP PHOTO
1st. Lt. Samantha Sullivan runs upfield during the U.S. Women’s Rugby Sevens team’s gold medal match against Canada on Nov. 4 in the Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile. Sullivan helped the U.S. team win the gold medal. (US ARMY WCAP PHOTO BY MAJ. NATE GARCIA)
Staff Sgt. Leonard Korir, a Soldier-Athlete with the U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program, runs during the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials on Feb. 3 in Orlando, Florida. Korir won the bronze medal in
9 minutes, 57 seconds. (U.S. ARMY WCAP PHOTO BY MAJ. NATE GARCIA)
Emily Kallfelz, daughter of the Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport’s Julie Kallfelz, director of the Northeast Tech Bridge, will be representing the U.S. in the Women’s Rowing Four event in the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. Heats begin July 28, and the finals are slated for Aug. 1, 2024. (PHOTO BY EVAN CRAWLEY, NAVAL
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InterviewByYiorgo
On August 11th at 2:00 PM, our very own Norfolk native, Christopher Kypros, award-winningcomposer,choralconductor, and musical director will perform a piano concert at the Chrysler Museum in Norfolk, Virginia. This wonderful concert is part of theFeldmanSummerSeriesandisFREEand opentothepublic.
Chris is a very successful music teacher from the elementary level to the college level. Also a stage and TV actor in Hampton Roads,Chrishasprovidedmanyyearsoforiginal piano accompaniments to silent films at Norfolk’sNaroCinema.
SomeofChris’saccomplishmentsinclude: a concert at the National Gallery of Art, soloist with the Virginia and Jacksonville Symphonies, and composer of Liturgy of Peace,LiturgyofHope,andLiturgyofLight for the Greek Orthodox Church. Chris has also written a children’s book, “Lullaby for Alana”, that includes original music of the same name Yiorgo: Why should people come to your free concert at the Chrysler Museum on August 11th at 2:00 PM? What pieces will youbeplaying?
Chris Kypros: I will be playing beautiful classical pieces from some of the famous worksofMozart,Chopin,andaLatinAmerican composer named Ginastera. I will also give a little background about each piece. They are all wonderful pieces and even if someone is not used to classical music, they willreallyenjoythemselves Y: You are one of the rare ones that was actually born here in Norfolk. Tell us a little aboutyourearlylifeandhowdidyoudiscover yourloveofmusic?
CK:Yesindeed,IwasborninNorfolk.My parents are from Cyprus. I have wanted to takepianolessonssinceIwasfour Mymom
started me on an accordion but I wanted to play the piano so she had a teacher come homeandgivemelessonsandmymothertold me that I would teach her Greek. I continued through high school and when I went toOldDominionUniversity(ODU),Igotmy Bachelor’sofScienceDegreeinmusic,piano performance IthenattendedJulliardinNew
YorkCity
Y: That is quite an accomplishment. Can youshareafondmemoryortwoaboutbeing atJulliard?
CK:IwenttoNewYorkandauditionedfor them and eventually got a letter from them saying I was not accepted. I was fine with that. The way I found out that I was really accepted was, Juilliard called my dad apologizingthattheysentthewrongletterandthat I was accepted. So my dad called the ODU musicdepartmentimmediatelybecauseIwas inclassthere.Thesecretaryinterruptedclass andtoldeveryonewhathappenedandevery-
onewashappyforme Iremembertherewas abakeryatthattimeacrossthestreet,Iwent, got a cake and brought it home so we could allcelebrate.
I loved it at Julliard ODU really prepared me for it. I was in Manhattan and I loved the energy of the city I used to take walks in the middleofthenighttotakeitallin.
Y:Didyoumeetanyonetherewhoeventuallybecamefamous?
CK:IwasacasualfriendwithDavidOgden
Stiers from the famous TV show hit MASH. I don’t think he would remember me but I remember him saying that he was going to Californiaandtakingachancetherewithhis career And of course I also know some who wentontobecomeconcertpianists
YiorgoisaHamptonRoadsarts,entertainment andsportswriter Astage,TVandmovieactor, he is also an educator, motivational speaker, writer storyteller and columnist.
The new wrestling documentary ‘When Giants Walked Here’ about the Dorton Arena set to premiere August 8th on PBS North Carolina and PBS app, Cliff Bumgardner and Chris Lea tell us about it
InterviewByYiorgo
The iconic and majestic Dorton Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina for almost 30 years hostedJimCrockettPromotionsprofessional wrestling on a weekly basis Pro wrestling giantslikeRicFlair,DustyRhodes,Magnum T.A. and so many more, excited the fans and became legends while also inspiring future prowrestlingstarsthatgrewupinthearea
On August 8th, 2024, PBS North Carolina will premiere ‘When Giants Walked Here’, chronicling the rise and fall of Jim Crockett Promotions and professional wrestling at DortonArena.Thedocumentarywillbeavailablenationallydirectlyafterthepremiereon thePBSappsoifyoudon’thavethePBSapp onyourphone,makesuretodownloaditnow inordertobeabletoseeitAugustthe8th
The film is directed and co-produced by Cliff Bumgardner and co-producer Chris Leaandtheyarebothheretotellusallabout their exciting adventures together creating thisnewdocumentary Cliff is a North Carolina native, an award-winning filmmaker and best selling author whose work focuses on stories of the American South Cliff is a 3-time Emmy Award winner and producer of the Edward R. Murrow award-winning documentary podcast,FollowtheTruth.Cliff’scompanyis called slug line media, a film and production company based in Raleigh, North Carolina specializingindocumentarystorytelling Chris Lea is a 20 year journalist, between television, radio and print. Chris is one of three 2021 NSMA North Carolina sportscaster of the year nominees, a 2-time Emmy nominee and Edward R. Murrow award winnerfortheoriginaldocumentary,‘Ghosts in the Stadium’. Chris is also a former independent wrestler who has held numerous championshipsforvariouswrestlingcompaniesinNorthCarolina.
Yiorgo: Thank you both for being here today and for your work on the exciting new documentary about something that we all three and millions and millions and
Wrestling event at DortonArena.(PHOTOCOURTESYCLIFFBUMGARDNER)
much they have wanted to market and invest in this film. It definitelyhasbeenamutual beneficialsituationwithus
millions more love, professional wrestling and in this case, prowrestlinginthefamedDortonArena.Whoaresomeof the people, wrestlers you have interviewed for it and made itinthedocumentary?
CliffBumgardner:Becausethestoryisbasedaroundthe Crocketts wewereveryfortunatetogetDavidCrockettwho gaveusaphenomenalinterview Someofthewrestlerswho were there back in the day that we were able to interview were: Jimmy Valiant, Bobby Fulton, referee Earl Hebner, GeorgeSouth,CWAndersonwhogrewupwatchingitthere and it was a dream of his to wrestle there and he got to do that.Wealsointerviewed“TheHurricane”ShaneHelms,a Raleigh guy in the WWE right now, who not only wrestled atthefirstshowbackinDartonbutco-promotedit Wealso spoke with fans and journalists that were there at the time andsomeexpertsabouttheDartonArenawhospokeabout the Arena itself. We were very fortunate with the range of peopleandwrestlerswespokewith.
And speaking of being fortunate, thanks to our mutual friend Dick Bourne, one of the founders of Mid-Atlantic Gateway, he made us aware of your amazing super 8 wrestling footage of Jim Crockett Promotions that you filmed by the ring apron at various arenas and we are so happy to have included some of your footage in our documentary Yoursuper8footagewaslikethatextrasauceandweareso gratefulthatitisapartofourdocumentary
Y: Thank you for the kind words. I was truly blessed to have documented so many now legendary wrestlers who alsobecamedearfriends Ilovedthetrailerandcan’twaitto see the full documentary on August 8th. I also love the title ‘WhenGiantsWalkedHere’.Howdidyoudecideonthat?
CB:Thankyou.ItwasactuallytheveryfirsttitleIthought of As I was thinking about how to do this film, and of the Dorton Arena as a legendary place, the thing that always attracted me to it was standing in the Dorton Arena and imagining the Giants of the wrestling industry who had walkeddownthataisleandstoodintheringinthemiddleof thebuilding Forme,thetitleechoedbacktothehistorythat that building contained and to all those who stood in that buildingandthememoriesthathappenedhere That’swhat wewantedtoinvestigateandcelebrateinthedocumentary.
Y:SohowdidyourpartnershipwithPBScomeabout?
CB: Chris and I, we both pitched to them through our local branch here in PBS North Carolina, one of the largest affiliatesPBSinthenation.
ChrisLay:Ourfirstpitchtothemwas12monthsagobut ourfirstcontactwiththemwasabout16monthsago There wereseveraldifferentdatesthatweweretolditwasgoingto dropandforme,comingfromquickturnarounddeadlines,it hasbeenaninterestingjourneytohavetowaitandhavestuff pushedback.EverythinghappensforareasonandPBShas beenagreatpartnerwithusandweareveryhappywithhow
CB: I remember saying to them how surprised we were thattheywereinterestedinawrestlingmovieandtheysaid, “Tobehonestwithyou,soarewe.”Wehavebeenveryfortunate Afterourpremiere,ourdocumentarydropsonthePBS apponAugustthe8thandpeopleeverywherecanaccessthe filmforfreeandseeit
Y:Thisisallsoooooexciting
CB: Yes indeed. One of the most exciting things for us is thefactthatwearemakingafilmthatcovers60plusyearsof wrestlinghistory WearelargelytalkingabouttheCrockett days, the Mid-Atlantic days and for our film to end up in a placelikePBS,tohaveamajormediapartnerlikethat,take wrestlingseriouslyandtohavewrestlingpresentedontelevision in a local community again through the PBS app, it’s veryspecial.Itechoesbacktoatimeanditfeelslikebackin the day when wrestling had that connection with the local TVstationstoairthewrestlingTVshowsfilmedinthelocal TVstudiosandairedaweeklaterinthevariousTVmarkets We are so grateful for this perfect partnership with where ourfilmlanded.
Y: What is the origin of this documentary? Why did you bothdecidetodoit?
CB:IgrewupinRaleigh,bornandraisedinNorthCarolinaandhavebeenheremywholelife.Igrewupawrestling fan. It wasn’t really a choice That’s what my dad and my friendswatchedandIgrewuplovingtogototheStateFair andtheDortonArenawasoneofthemoststrikingbuildings you will ever see You can’t miss it. As a kid, it mystified me andwhenmydadwouldleandownandsay,“Youknowson, theyusedtohavewrestlingshowsthere. Wellthatmystified me even more and made me think of how it was back then. HewouldtellmeaboutDustyRhodes,RicFlair,RoddyPiper, alltheselegends,alltheselegendsthathadbeenthereandI grewupwiththatmemoryinmymind.Iwasbornjustbefore thelastshowtookplaceinthe90’ssotherewasnowrestling inDortonmostofmylifeuntilmuchlater
In 2016 when one of the first shows returned to Darton and then shortly thereafter in 2017 I went to a show there. I got interested in the question of why this wrestling that was so legendary and so celebrated here in this arena, why did it go away and what brought it back. Fast forward to a fewyearsago,Iwaslookingforapassionprojecttosinkmy teethintoandIthoughtatthetimeitwasgoingtobeshort, somethingquickandinterestingtocelebratethislegendary building that meant so much to me growing up and to so manypeoplewholovedwrestlinglikeme
Y:Howdidthetwoofyouhookup?
CB: I used to work at WRAL. Chris and I very briefly worked there at the same time We didn’t know each other but I knew about Chris and his love of pro wrestling like mine SowehadthatWRALconnectionandeventhoughI didnotworkthereanymore,Icoldemailedhim,talkedabout this10-15minutedocumentarythatIwantedtodo,thatIam awrestlingfan,Idon’tknowanyoneinthebusiness,youdo
Would you be interested in helping? Honestly I thought he would give me some contact numbers and names I did not anticipatethathewouldjumpinwithbothfeetandbecome theotherhalfofthisproject.
Oncewestartedtheresearchandinterviewingpeople,it became very clear that this was not going to be a 15 minute film. It ended up being an hour on TV and slightly less on streaming In order to tell the story of why wrestling went awayandcameback,wehadtogoalotdeeper TheDarton Arena became the lens through which we can look at the territorydaysofwrestling the1980’sofwrestling theCrockett Promotions time period and sale of the promotion to Turner Dartonbecameagreatvehicletotellthatstoryand when we realized that we knew we had to go deeper and now we have an entire feature. It was not what we were expectingattheverybeginningbutitiswherethiswonderfuljourneyhasledusandthiswonderfulstorythatwehave beenabletotell.
CL: And this is how it all becomes full circle When I first interviewed for the sports position at WRAL I put in my resume that I was a pro wrestler before. It was advice that was given to me by someone at CNN that being a pro wrestler would make me stand out. My phone interview with WRAL was supposed to be just 15 minutes because the first 30 minutes of it, we were talking about wrestling and I learned a lot about the history of wrestling at WRAL. TheyhaveadocumentaryunitsoIexpectedtodosomething aboutwrestlingbutIdidnotknowwhatthatwouldbe Ialso knew that this would be my way of getting back into and giving back to wrestling for giving so much to me this time fromajournalisticperspective.
I started a week before the pandemic started and a lot of those plans were put aside So when I got that email from Chris,itwaslikeGodshiningdownonme Isaidyes,thisis exactly what I want to do I had already been familiar with Chris’ work on Jordan’s documentary called “Moment of Truth” and I knew his voice from the Factual America Podcast.Iwasexcitedthathewantedmetobeonthereand Iimmediatelystartedthinkingofdifferentpeoplethatwould have been around and would be able to contribute to this documentary Iwantedtobeapartofsomethinglikethisso newandinteresting We started putting together ideas and booking different people to interview for the documentary, our friendship blossomed in the car rides and talks that were supposed to be for two minutes but ended up being for two hours each time It is the beginning of a cool partnership I am a full believer about speaking into existence the things you want todo IdidputouttherethatIwantedtodosomethinglike thisandonceIgotthatemailfromCliff,Iknewthatthiswas thatmomentandithasbeenagreatpartnershipsincethen. Yiorgoisanarts,entertainmentandsportswriter Astage,TV andmovieactor,heisalsoasportsentertainer,educator,motivational speaker, writer, storyteller and columnist.
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From left: Chris Lea and CliffBumgardnerwithJimmyValiant (COURTESYPHOTO) From left: CliffBumgardner Earl Hefnerand Chris Lea.(COURTESYPHOTO)
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Sgt.1st ClassJohnWayneJoss III,a Soldier-Athletewith the U.S.ArmyWorld ClassAthlete Program,finished second in the R6 50m Rifle Prone SH1 during the U.S.ParalympicTrialsShooting PartThree onApril 26 inTalladega Alabama,that qualified him forthe 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris (USARMYWCAPPHOTOBYMAJ.NATEGARCIA)
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SFCElizabethMarks
Swimming
Datescompeting:Aug.29-Sept.7
Marks continues to rule the pool, setting four American records in the 50 butterfly S6, 50 freestyle S6, 100 free S6, 100 backstrokeS6,andtyingherworldrecordinthe 100 back during the U.S. Paralympic Swim TrialsinJuneattheUniversityofMinnesota
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as a walk-on. That’s where Julie met her husbandAndrew whowasamemberofthe men’srowingteam. After the couple moved to Jamestown, RhodeIsland,andstartedtoraiseafamily daughtersEmilyandEliza theystillparticipated annually in the Head of the Charles boatraceforCornellalumni
While Emily was introduced to the sport of rowing at an early age she didn’t start competing until late in her high school career,whenshelearnedaboutrecruitingfor collegeathletics Emilystartedtrainingwith her father on the family’s rowing machine in the attic, and that winter competed at CRASH-B’s, an annual indoor rowing event at Boston University Her time was so impressive that college coaches started floodingherinboxthatevening
“She got all of this sudden interest,” Julie said. Emily ultimately chose to attend Princeton University, where she studied engineering, earned first-team All-American recognitionandstartedonherpathtoqualifyingfortheU.S.Olympicteam.Noneofthat would have been possible, Julie said, withoutdedicationanddetermination,whether that’s in the classroom or weight room on therowingmachineoronthewater
“Her superpower is that she’s willing to put in that grueling hard work all the way uptoraceday,”Juliesaid.“She’salwayshad this mentality of being able to put her head downanddothework.”
While hard work certainly has contributedtoEmily’ssuccessonthewater,thereis asignificantscientificaspecttoitaswell U.S. Rowing the governing body of the sport in this country has adopted many of the technologicaladvancestoimproveperformance thathavebeenusedinEuropeannationsfor sometime
This includes sensors on oarlocks to measure power application during each stroke, as well as physiological tests to gain an understanding of an athlete’s response to training under peak conditions. As a data analytics engineer for a Boston-based fintech company, Emily uses the numbers togainanadvantage
“She’s very data driven, she looks at the numbers, she knows what her targets are,” Juliesaid.“Everysingleworkout,sheknows
andsecuringherthirdberthonTeamUSA.
“I expected the competition for a spot on Team USA to be fierce, and we wanted to bringourbestandnotleaveroomfordoubt,” said Marks who is a 68W combat medic. “My coaches, Mason Heibel and Jason Barber,reallymadeitthebestenvironment possibleformetosucceed.”
The pool is her happy place, Marks said, and an attitude of gratitude is vital to her success
“Wetrytoleadeverythingwithgratitude and make sure perspective is the loudest emotioninmymind, Markssaid.“Ibelieve
a happy athlete is a fast athlete, and there is nogreatermotivatorthangratitude Alotof peoplebelievedinmebeforeIhadtheability to believe in myself I try to look at training andracingasmythankyoulettertothem.
SFCJohnW.JossIII
Parashooting
Datecompeting:Sept.3
Joss’ third Paralympics berth excites him,andthethirdParalympicscouldbethe charmforhimtomedal.
Joss is going into the Paralympics having recentlywonnationalsatFortMooreinthe
50mrifleprone
Because of his training and familiarity with the shooting range in Châteauroux, where the Paralympic shooting events will beheldAug.28-Sept.8,Jossisconfidenthe’ll returnwithamedal.
“WinningnationalsgavemealotofconfidenceinthewindandheatofFortMoore,” Joss said. “I’ve medaled in Châteauroux at a world cup before, and I’ve got a good chance as the conditions can be difficult there as well.”
Rowing is a familyaffairforJulie Kallfelz(left photo) directorofthe Naval UnderseaWarfare CenterDivision Newport’s NortheastTech Bridge, and herhusbandAndrew,who are headed to Paris towatch theirdaughterEmilyKallfelz,(right photo) compete in the 2024 SummerOlympics. (COURTESYPHOTOS)
preciselywhatherwattageoutputshouldbe Sheknowswheresheneedstobe Beingdata drivenishercomfortzone.”
InMay,Emilyandherboatmatesfinished third at the World Cup II event, a precursortotheSummerGames Thatresultbodes wellastheteampreparestocompeteagainst theworld’sbestinParis
“It was a good sign,” Julie said. “Not all the teams they’ll see in the Olympics were there, but how Emily’s boat performed in theWorldCupwasveryencouraging.Since then,herboathasonlygottenfaster They’ve experimented with their lineup and slowly dialed in to what they hope is their top speed.”
Emilywillhavequiteacheeringsectionas morethan20membersoftheKallfelzcrew willbeheadingabroadtowitnesstheworldwidecompetition.WhenJulieisn’tatVairessur-Marne Nautical Stadium, the venue for rowing she’ll be attending other events Among them is beach volleyball, which is beingplayedintheheartofthecitywiththe EiffelTowerservingasbackdrop
“Itwillbespectaculartosee,”Juliesaid.
But when Emily is on the water and competing Juliesaidtherewillbeplentyof nervousmoments
“At the start I don’t say much, but as the race progresses, I’ll be sweating, have a fast heartbeat and just holding my breath at times,” she said. “It’s nerve-wracking It’s exciting, but it’s nerve-wracking The best youcandoischeerheron.”
The opening heats on June 28 will start at 6:30 a.m., the repechage rounds will be held June 30 at 5:30 a.m., and the finals are scheduled for Aug. 1 at 4:54 a.m. All events canbestreamedliveonPeacock,thedigital platformfortheNBCnetwork.
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Sgt.1st Class Elizabeth Marks,a Solider-athlete in the U.S.ArmyWorld Class Athlete Program,broke twoAmerican records at the Paralympic Swimming TrialsJune 17-21while qualifying forthe SummerGames.(USARMYWCAPPHOTO BYMAJ.NATEGARCIA)
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
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Youmayfinditdifficulttowrapyourmind aroundtheideaofanenergeticstudent-athlete with a cardiac diagnosis Heart conditions may be more often associated with olderindividuals butyoumightbesurprised tolearnhypertrophiccardiomyopathyisthe most common condition responsible for sudden cardiac death in young athletes. In fact, it’s the cause of 40% of sudden cardiac deathcases
It’sestimated1inevery500adultslivingin the United States has hypertrophic cardiomyopathy,accordingtotheAmericanHeart Association,butasignificantpercentageare undiagnosed. More than 80% of individuals who experience this condition show no signs or symptoms before sudden cardiac death.Whilesuddencardiacdeathisrare,it canoccurduringexerciseorinitsaftermath
That’s why it’s important for student-athletes and their loved ones to learn more about this condition and talk to a doctor abouttheirrisk.
With proper knowledge and the support ofaskilledcareteam,it’spossibletomanage hypertrophic cardiomyopathy with hearthealthyactionstopreventcomplicationsor worsening cardiovascular conditions like atrial fibrillation (a quivering or irregular heartbeat), stroke or heart failure. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy awareness and education for athletes by the American Heart Association is made possible in part by a grant from the Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation.
What is hypertrophic cardiomyopathy?
Hypertrophiccardiomyopathyisthemost commonformofinheritedheartdiseaseand can affect people of any age It’s defined by thickening and stiffening of the walls of the heart. The heart’s chambers cannot fill up or pump blood out adequately, so the heart isunabletofunctionnormally
There are different types of this condition.Mostpeoplehaveaformofthedisease in which the wall that separates the two bottom chambers of the heart (the septum) becomes enlarged and restricts blood flow out of the heart (obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy).
However, sometimes hypertrophic cardiomyopathyoccurswithoutsignificant
blocking of blood flow (nonobstructive hypertrophiccardiomyopathy).Theheart’s main pumping chamber is still thickened andmaybecomeincreasinglystiff,reducing the amount of blood taken in then pumped outtothebodywitheachheartbeat.
What are possible symptoms?
Symptomscaninclude:
shortnessofbreath
chestpain
heartpalpitations
fatigue
The severity of symptoms can vary, but if youexperiencethemorifyouhaveafamily history of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy or sudden cardiac death, it may be a good idea to speak to your doctor about whether you
havethiscondition.
Forsomepeople,symptomscangetworse and new symptoms can appear over time, resulting in people dealing with harsher effects and a diminished ability to do the activities they love This decrease in functions can be one of the most challenging aspects of the disease Keeping your health care team aware of any new or changing symptoms allows them to work with you to develop a plan to manage these symptoms andreducetheirimpact.
How is hypertrophic cardiomyopathy diagnosed?
Medicalhistory familyhistory aphysical exam and diagnostic test results all factor into a diagnosis. A common diagnostic test
isanechocardiogramthatassessesthethicknessoftheheartmuscleandobservesblood flowfromtheheart.
If anyone in your family has been diagnosed with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, other heart diseases or has been told they hadthickheartwalls,youshouldsharethat information with your doctor and discuss the need for genetic testing Because this condition is hereditary first-degree relatives, which include siblings and parents, shouldbechecked.
Learn more at heart.org/HCMStudentAthlete
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