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The swim coach knew something was wrong, but he couldn&#8217;t pinpoint it, and it wouldn&#8217;t stop affecting him.<\/p>\n<p>Eventually, the West Virginia assistant coach was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;After landing my dream job coaching at a Division I school, I noticed something weird \u2014 my hands would wrinkle instantly in water,&#8221; Dent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cff.org\/community-posts\/2025-09\/i-wasnt-weak-i-was-undiagnosed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation<\/a>. &#8220;Not just prune up a little, but full-on aquagenic wrinkling within seconds. I\u2019d never really thought about it before, but it stuck with me. This isn\u2019t normal. I started digging. Researching. Reading medical papers. And every trail led to the same place: cystic fibrosis. A few tests later, the diagnosis was official \u2014 I had cystic fibrosis. At 33 years old.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>It was both relieving and startling. 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