Wild Swim Research Team

Welcome to the Wild Swim Research Team website. This site is designed to promote education on the aspects of swimming induced pulmonary edema, also known as SIPE, and promote further research.  For information about our research, please contact our PI, Kathy Vidlock, at kvidlock@rvu.edu

Current Research Projects

Prospective Assessment of Swimming-Induced Pulmonary Edema in Open Water Athletes at Moderate and High Elevations.

Prospective Assessment of Increased B Line Findings in both Symptomatic and Asymptomatic Athletes at Moderate and High Elevations, a Pre and Post Swim Comparison

Coming Soon

Incidence of Swimming-Induced Pulmonary Edema Symptoms and Awareness in Swim-Run Athletes

Past Research Publications 

Steins H, Patterson B, Payton M, Vidlock K. Prospective Assessment of Swimming-Induced Pulmonary Edema in Open-Water Athletes at Moderate Elevations: Incidence and Diagnostic Utility of Point-of-Care Ultrasound. Wilderness Environ Med. 2026 May 14 Link

Steins H. Swimming-Induced Pulmonary Edema: A Scoping Review and Analysis of Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, Diagnostics, Management, and Implications for Resource-Limited Care of Patients. Wilderness Environ Med. 2026 Feb 10 Link

Presentations

Podium 

Granley, Lillian, Steins, Harrison, Hendry, Trevan, Vidlock Kathryn, “SOB and Tachycardia in a Triathlete” American College of Sports Medicine National Conference 2026 

Posters

Granley, Lillian, Steins, Harrison, Patterson, Brady Vidlock, Kathryn “Prospective Assessment of Swimming-Induced Pulmonary Edema in Open-Water Athletes: Altitude Effects, Incidence, and Diagnostic Utility of Point-of-Care Ultrasound” American College of Sports Medicine May 27, 2026

Coil, Layne, Steins, Harrison, Vidlock, Kathryn, “Hemoptysis and Dyspnea in a Triathlete during the Swim” American Medical Society for Sports Medicine, April 28, 2026

Coil, Layne, Steins, Harrison, Patterson, Brady, Vidlock, Kathryn “Prospective Assessment of Swimming-Induced Pulmonary Edema in Open-Water Athletes: Altitude Effects, Incidence, and Diagnostic Utility of Point-of-Care Ultrasound” American Medical Society for Sports Medicine, April 26, 2026

Steins, Harrison, Patterson, Brady, Vidlock Kathryn, Fulminant B-Profile On Point Of Care Ultrasound ​in A Healthy Endurance Ironman Athlete, American Medical Society for Sports Medicine Annual Meeting, April 24, 2025

Steins, Harrison, Patterson, Brady, Vidlock Kathryn, Swimming-Induced Pulmonary Edema in Ironman Athletes: POCUS Evaluation of Endurance Open-Water Swimmers, American Medical Society for Sports Medicine Annual Meeting, April 24, 2025

Patterson, Brady, Steins, Harrison, Vidlock Kathryn, Swimming-Induced Pulmonary Edema in Ironman Athletes: Assessing Diagnostic Criteria at High Altitude, American Medical Society for Sports Medicine Annual Meeting, April 25, 2025

Patterson, Brady, Steins, Harrison, Vidlock Kathryn, Breathless at Altitude: Ironman Athlete Faces Early Exit American Medical Society for Sports Medicine Annual Meeting April 24, 2025

Guest Lectures

Vidlock Kathryn. “Immersion-Induced Pulmonary Edema.” American College of Sports Medicine Annual Conference, May 28, 2026

Vidlock,Kathryn. “Immersion-Induced Pulmonary Edema.” International Mountain Medicine Symposium, September 19, 2025

Podcasts

Vidlock, Kathryn, Leaky Lungs: Understanding the Pathophysiologic Differences in EIPE, SIPE, and HAPE. Advanced Wilderness Life Support Podcast, Wild Med U, April 1, 2026. Link

Steins Harrison, Mim 26 SIPE, College of Remote and Offshore Medicine Foundation, Feb 21, 2026

Vidlock, Kathryn, “Struggling to Breathe, The SIPE Phenomenon,” Dec 16, 2024, Advanced Wilderness Life Support Podcast, Wild Med U, Link

This is a private website, managed by the team members and is not affiliated with any university or hospital. We are not for profit.