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 :)
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You say you only ate a power bar during the meet. How soon after the meet did you eat, and what did you eat? Perhaps your blood sugar was low, which can cause dizziness, nausea, and headache. These symptoms would be accentuated if you went for a celebratory alcoholic beverage after the meet....
