OK, I know this is weird, but since I've started swimming seriously I've come across the following problem. The skin on the bottom of my big toes rips off. I think its from the bottom of the pool and from pushing off from the turn. It wouldn't be a prob if it didn't all come off on one spot. The skin rips off down to the "quick" and gets very red and painful.
I've tried band-aids (fall off; even the "waterproof" ones) and first aid tape (same prob).
Has anyone else had this prob? What did you do about it? i refuse to give up swimming, so I gotta find some way to keep my skin!!!
Thanks,
Mike
This used to happen to me for awhile and it does have to do with your turns and the way u plant ur toes and feet when u flip. Our pool has little tiles all around the top part and large tiles the rest.
When my big toe got twisted on the tiles it would slice my big toe and tear the skin off. Just concentrate how u plant ur feet on those tiles and don't twist on them. Plant and push off. My toes have lived a nice life since I learned this. Good luck, hope this helps.
This used to happen to me for awhile and it does have to do with your turns and the way u plant ur toes and feet when u flip. Our pool has little tiles all around the top part and large tiles the rest.
When my big toe got twisted on the tiles it would slice my big toe and tear the skin off. Just concentrate how u plant ur feet on those tiles and don't twist on them. Plant and push off. My toes have lived a nice life since I learned this. Good luck, hope this helps.
