Hi. I am a new masters swimmer and I am wondering if something I am experiencing happens to a lot of others. Soon after I started swimming regularly with a masters team I started feeling this occasional tightness in my chest. I didn't even think it would have anything to do with swimming, so even though I am only 26, I was worried about my heart and went to a doctor. She said it was probably just stress and did an EKG which turned out fine and told me not to worry. A couple months later, I still feel it once in a while, and I think it might happen more often after hard FLY/*** workouts. I was thinking about going back to the doctor to see if it is a muscular thing, so I was just wondering if it was something common. Anyone had this?
Laurie
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Shaky,
That actually sounds a lot like what I am experiencing, except I don't have the shortness of breath that you describe. My problem is also not at the pool, but rather during the rest of my day when I'm not even exercising. I was hoping that I would post here and someone would reply and say, "don't worry! that happens to all swimmers." But since that didn't happen, I'll probably ask my doctor about it again. I'll let you know if she tells me anything interesting.
Laurie
Shaky,
That actually sounds a lot like what I am experiencing, except I don't have the shortness of breath that you describe. My problem is also not at the pool, but rather during the rest of my day when I'm not even exercising. I was hoping that I would post here and someone would reply and say, "don't worry! that happens to all swimmers." But since that didn't happen, I'll probably ask my doctor about it again. I'll let you know if she tells me anything interesting.
Laurie
