I basically started seriously swimming this past May at 51 y/o.....I swam five 5k's and a 10k this summer and finally hooked up with a master team to start figuring out how to really learn how to swim and learn the strokes.
Anyway, I need to swim with ear plugs, just no way around it, I've tried without and always end up with swimmers ear or an actual ear infection. I've tried jumping from the blocks, and I can't do it without losing my ear plugs.
I've been told that masters do not have to start from the blocks, but at my first meet this upcoming Sunday in Munster, IN, who do I inform that I want to start in the pool, or do I even have to? I'm trying a 500 and 1650, starting from the blocks is probably more important for the 500 than the 1650.
Any advice would be very helpful
Thanks
I usually use the ear drops and got my first and only case of swimmer's ear during a one week period when I lost my bottle and delayed replacing it. I'll never repeat that mistake! I started with the commercial bottle then refilled it with either the recipe above or just isopropyl alcohol. Make sure you get the higher concentration 90% alcohol if you are diluting it with vinegar. During that period of time when I was fighting the swimmer's ear I tried several different styles of ear plugs and found some stay in better than others. I only dove from the deck, not the blocks because the pool rules forbid diving off blocks except when specifically being coached. The wax plugs seemed to stay in better than the styles that stick out. Same was true for flip turns.
I usually use the ear drops and got my first and only case of swimmer's ear during a one week period when I lost my bottle and delayed replacing it. I'll never repeat that mistake! I started with the commercial bottle then refilled it with either the recipe above or just isopropyl alcohol. Make sure you get the higher concentration 90% alcohol if you are diluting it with vinegar. During that period of time when I was fighting the swimmer's ear I tried several different styles of ear plugs and found some stay in better than others. I only dove from the deck, not the blocks because the pool rules forbid diving off blocks except when specifically being coached. The wax plugs seemed to stay in better than the styles that stick out. Same was true for flip turns.
