Swimming for Recovery

I came across an article today that states swimming is good for recovery! I was already a firm believer in recovery swims. Last week after a long run my knee and ankle were really bothering me. I still had a swim on the books for the day so I hit the pool. After my swim the pain was gone and I was feeling better then before my run.

Swimming lengths and stretches out the muscles which always makes me feel better when everything is tight from a hard workout. But even more then that this article sites a study which shows that C-reactive protein, a biomarker of inflammation, is much lower in runners who took recovery swims after high intensity work then in runners who just rested. What else can I say I'm sold!