Olympians Michelle Toro, Heather MacLean Use Swimming Toughness in Nursing Careers Patients at two hospitals in Toronto could find themselves under the care of former Canadian Olympians, both of whom draw on their experience in the pool to weather the intense environment of healthcare, particularly during the COVID-19 crisis. Michelle Toro and Heather MacLean, in an interview with CBC, cite their elite swimming experience as informing how they approach their professional lives. Toro (nee Williams), a sprinter who won a bronze medal as a prelim swimmer on the Canadian 400 freestyle relay at the Rio Olympics in 2016, works as a nurse at the neonatal intensive care unit at The Hospital for Sick Children. MacLean, a 2012 Olympian and freestyler, assists in high-risk deliveries at Mount Sinai Hospital. Both women’s jobs have gained additional complications during the coronavirus pandemic, but they see the focus that they honed during their swimming careers as extending to their professional lives. Click the button below to read more on these swimming heroes! |