Air quality in the bubble at LC Nationals in Savannah
Former Member
First of all I would like to start this thread by saying this is the BEST ORGANIZED swim meet I have ever had the pleasure to compete in. Absolutely EVERYTHING was taken care of by Scott Rabalais and his group. Thanks for an awesome time!!
I do have something to complain about, and it was the air quality inside the bubble. I know many of my teammates at NC Masters are still suffering from the effects of the chlorine. I had a very difficult time breathing on Saturday and Sunday, especially after each of my events. I felt I could not take a deep breath. I have asked many of my teammates about this, and most of them had the same problem.
Did anyone experience something similar??
I have asthma and severely reduced lung capacity such that the only stroke I can do is backstroke. I did have a problem with getting enough air when I sat in the bleachers near the starting end of the pool. But, on days 2-3-4, I stayed at the other end of the pool, near the televisions, where the air was blowing out from the portable air conditioners. I was able to breathe comfortably there. I did not have a problem in competition and swam good times. I didn't think the chlorine was an issue for me. It seemed that the availability of oxygen was the issue.
I would come to the meet facility again and stay by the portable air conditioners as I did on days 2, 3 and 4.
Scott did an excellent job of running the meet. I especially appreciated the newsletters before the meet.
I have asthma and severely reduced lung capacity such that the only stroke I can do is backstroke. I did have a problem with getting enough air when I sat in the bleachers near the starting end of the pool. But, on days 2-3-4, I stayed at the other end of the pool, near the televisions, where the air was blowing out from the portable air conditioners. I was able to breathe comfortably there. I did not have a problem in competition and swam good times. I didn't think the chlorine was an issue for me. It seemed that the availability of oxygen was the issue.
I would come to the meet facility again and stay by the portable air conditioners as I did on days 2, 3 and 4.
Scott did an excellent job of running the meet. I especially appreciated the newsletters before the meet.