During our Monday night practice, the chlorine was off the charts high. Several swimmers noticed lung discomfort while working out (we did a 4000 yard practice in 1-hour; necessarily some huffing and puffing.)
That night, I awoke with a burning in my throat and upper windpipe and lungs. It's since moderated a bit.
My questions: has anyone experienced "lung burn" like this? How long before you return to normal? Is there any remedy other than not swimming when the pool chemicals are really out of whack?
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Its not that bad in Arizona. But the masters team here has to practice outdoors in 30 degree weather in early mornings during the winter. Its high here at 2,000 feet and gets colder than California usually does in the weather but not as cold as back east. We could use an indoor pool like Belmont Shores in Southern California has them for their winter competitions. They just closed the year round pools I think there are 4 or 5 of them for three weeks in the winter and one of them doesn't close during that period. There are several summer pools. And most of the pools are from the 1970's to the late 1990's since Tucson growth is more recent. There are no 33 1/3 pools or 50 yard pools like you see back east or in some urban areas of the west coast.
Its not that bad in Arizona. But the masters team here has to practice outdoors in 30 degree weather in early mornings during the winter. Its high here at 2,000 feet and gets colder than California usually does in the weather but not as cold as back east. We could use an indoor pool like Belmont Shores in Southern California has them for their winter competitions. They just closed the year round pools I think there are 4 or 5 of them for three weeks in the winter and one of them doesn't close during that period. There are several summer pools. And most of the pools are from the 1970's to the late 1990's since Tucson growth is more recent. There are no 33 1/3 pools or 50 yard pools like you see back east or in some urban areas of the west coast.
