Swimming does not cause rotator cuff injuries, but improper technique while swimming might, as it would during many other sports. I think doctors just take the easy out and blame swimming for anyone with a swimming history no matter how small, and hell, with what I have seen considered as swimming they could be right to do that. I have swam since I was 4 and during my high school years would do double workouts all school year with yardage in the 10-14,000 range and in the summers our daily yardage would be 15,000 or more, except during tapers. We would take a two-week break once a year. And I know many who used to do more yardage than that, all without injuries. Whatever you are doing get the technique right and keep yourself balanced. I'll have to try the clean and jerk to see if it works for me. I've never tried it quite that way, but the way Carl stands by it as the one I'll have to give it a go.

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