I don't know why, but when swimming in the lake, I get this somewhat claustic feeling about not getting enough breath. I am a pretty strong swimmer, and have no doubt I can finish the .5 miles in the triathlons I am doing (my second one to happen this Sunday), but I stop stroking and do a slow *** stroke just to calm myself. This would be OK, but I seem to need to do it quite often. I wonder if this is a problem for others? Granted I have not swum in open water very ofen, and with winter on its way I will probably put that off until late Spring.
Another question: At the end of the swim, as I am standing up to exit the water, I most often have a dizzy feeling and that I am going to fall over. Is this just something to live with? Or is something else going on?
I appreciate this forum and all the advice and help I have gotten in the past. Especially the tips for doing my first triathlon in June. I used ALL the tips, and they helped a lot.
Thanks,
Nancy
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A dizzy feeling may also have something to do with a drop in blood pressure ws we get out of the water, especially if one had been sprinting at the end of the race.
You may want to watch and see if you're getting lightheaded in addition to dizzy.
And of course, just like others have pointed out, your inner ear had been in motion for a while, you brain had adjusted to the back and forth of rotating while swimming, and the rythm of the waves, and then as jou jump out of the water, it suddenly stops.
Our brains need a minute to adjust.
If you still need to run through the finish line while this is happeming, try to tune out yiour equilibrium, and try going by sight alone. With little practice, you'll be able to walk right through the dizziness.
Ever seen ice skaters do a number of pirouettes, and then skate off like nothing happened... well, in part, they learned to tune out the equilibtium for a while, in addition to learning to minimize the effect of turning fast.
When I was learning flip-turns, I used to get dizzy. That went away after a month or so.
A dizzy feeling may also have something to do with a drop in blood pressure ws we get out of the water, especially if one had been sprinting at the end of the race.
You may want to watch and see if you're getting lightheaded in addition to dizzy.
And of course, just like others have pointed out, your inner ear had been in motion for a while, you brain had adjusted to the back and forth of rotating while swimming, and the rythm of the waves, and then as jou jump out of the water, it suddenly stops.
Our brains need a minute to adjust.
If you still need to run through the finish line while this is happeming, try to tune out yiour equilibrium, and try going by sight alone. With little practice, you'll be able to walk right through the dizziness.
Ever seen ice skaters do a number of pirouettes, and then skate off like nothing happened... well, in part, they learned to tune out the equilibtium for a while, in addition to learning to minimize the effect of turning fast.
When I was learning flip-turns, I used to get dizzy. That went away after a month or so.
