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??
So our readers don’t come away thinking that we swam nationals in some sort of chlorine/bacteria filled swamp.
Being a distance swimmer with a big kick, I often feel the effects of chlorine in workouts and at meets. I DID NOT have any problems at Savannah and had some of my best swims this century! I did shower before and after each swim (warm-up and race) to remove the chlorine. This may have helped. And I also tried to get out of the bubble as often as possible.
I have also found that it is important to keep my ears clean and dry to prevent infections. This seems to be especially important in bubble enclosures where the air pressure is slightly higher than normal. I usually squirt some rubbing alcohol into my ears after swimming to dry them out. This seems to have prevented the problems being reported by some participants.
As David stated “Air/water quality will remain an issue for any meet the size of nationals”. Just remember that there are preventative measures that us swimmers can take to reduce the potential adverse effects.
So our readers don’t come away thinking that we swam nationals in some sort of chlorine/bacteria filled swamp.
Being a distance swimmer with a big kick, I often feel the effects of chlorine in workouts and at meets. I DID NOT have any problems at Savannah and had some of my best swims this century! I did shower before and after each swim (warm-up and race) to remove the chlorine. This may have helped. And I also tried to get out of the bubble as often as possible.
I have also found that it is important to keep my ears clean and dry to prevent infections. This seems to be especially important in bubble enclosures where the air pressure is slightly higher than normal. I usually squirt some rubbing alcohol into my ears after swimming to dry them out. This seems to have prevented the problems being reported by some participants.
As David stated “Air/water quality will remain an issue for any meet the size of nationals”. Just remember that there are preventative measures that us swimmers can take to reduce the potential adverse effects.
