Being Your Best Without the Stress
Being Your Best Without the Stress: It’s Not About the Medal
By Katrina Radke
Motivational Press, Inc.
Katrina Radke should have been on top of the world. At 14, she was the youngest member of the U.S. National Swim Team, and later she was a member of the 1988 U.S. Olympic team, placing fifth in the 200 meter butterfly at the Seoul Olympic Games. She held American records, U.S Open records, Australian Open records, and Italian Open records. She served as co-captain of the United States National Swimming Team and held Top 10 World Rankings for seven straight years.
But what nobody knew was that she had been battling immune system issues since the age of 15, ultimately finding herself essentially bedridden, relegated to using handicapped parking, and being reduced to being classified as “mentally disabled” while in college at Cal Berkeley. After years of mystery, she was finally diagnosed with Chronic Fatigue Immune Dysfunction Syndrome (CFIDS). Once she was able to put a name and “face” to her disability, she called upon her athlete’s determination to fight her way back, ultimately even to swim again at the Olympic Trials. In Being Your Best Without the Stress, Katrina uses her inspirational story to guide others through the minefield of health and wellness issues.
