Has any one else experienced this? During a two day meet, the first day I felt fine, the second day I felt awful. I was wondering if air quality could be an issue or some other random thing. Its always a second day thing. Anybody else experience this? Any tips on what to do?
Its the combination of the disinfectant chlorine with ammonia in urine (and with other nitrogenous organic compounds people carry into and release in the pool i.e., sweat, lotions, perfume, etc.) that results in the formation of chloramines (mono, di and tri) and these are the chemicals that cause the problem. They are released from the water by all the splish splashing away in the pool and because they are heavier than air the chemicals concentrate on the water surface trapped in by the pool walls, and that is where we breathe.
Okay, but isn't ventilation a more significant factor. When I have breathing issues, it is always in an indoor pool, and I swam 2.4 mi. in the Navesink river (and survived :) this chemical jungle).
Its the combination of the disinfectant chlorine with ammonia in urine (and with other nitrogenous organic compounds people carry into and release in the pool i.e., sweat, lotions, perfume, etc.) that results in the formation of chloramines (mono, di and tri) and these are the chemicals that cause the problem. They are released from the water by all the splish splashing away in the pool and because they are heavier than air the chemicals concentrate on the water surface trapped in by the pool walls, and that is where we breathe.
Okay, but isn't ventilation a more significant factor. When I have breathing issues, it is always in an indoor pool, and I swam 2.4 mi. in the Navesink river (and survived :) this chemical jungle).
