I was looking for some feedback or thoughts on my situation. This past weekend (Sunday), I competed in a Masters meet and swam 4 events (300 total race yards) over the course of 3.5 hours with a total of probably 2000 yards total swimming for the day. I was pretty beat after the meet as expected. Sunday night comes and I get a headache and nausea, no vomiting, fever, coughing, or runny nose, etc. Its now Tuesday and I am still have the nausea, better than I was Sunday night and Monday.
Now here is what gets me, this same happened to me last year at the same meet, same pool, etc. I have done all sorts of training and racing in all types of conditions, from the pool to open water and triathlons since then with no adverse results like now. I have pushed myself in training and during the events themselves and I always hydrated and nourished. When it happened last year, I equated to pushing myself to hard but it hasn't happened since until Sunday.
Also I learned that complaining to my pregnant wife about being nauseous for a day gets no sympathy :)
Well, as I have said elsewhere, I am not a doctor (well, actually I am, but not that kind of doctor), but chlorine is a powerful toxin would probably destroy just about any kind of virus or bacteria on contact. Also, when you think about the ratio of the viral load that might be discharged from one person's body to the amount of water in the pool, it is highly unlikely that you got something from the pool. However, someone sneezing on you, or shaking your hand, while they are infectious...and in the middle of a terrible winter flu season...not all that unlikely.
Well, as I have said elsewhere, I am not a doctor (well, actually I am, but not that kind of doctor), but chlorine is a powerful toxin would probably destroy just about any kind of virus or bacteria on contact. Also, when you think about the ratio of the viral load that might be discharged from one person's body to the amount of water in the pool, it is highly unlikely that you got something from the pool. However, someone sneezing on you, or shaking your hand, while they are infectious...and in the middle of a terrible winter flu season...not all that unlikely.