I swam regularly (3-4 x/week) for approximately 5 years and had laid off for the past 7 months. Thankfully I'm back in the pool again. I am relatively healthy and have missed almost no work. However, whenever I get out of the pool I have cold symptoms--congestion, running nose, sneezing, etc. I know I probably swallow my share of water, and I've learned to live with these nuisances, but are these symptoms common for others?
I started wearing a nose plug on backstroke so I could underwater dolphin longer and hold my air in longer, it did take a while to get used to it but I immediately noticed the added benefit of not having sinus symptoms after each practice. Now I wear my nose plug pretty much all the time including in competition. Works for me. I see people at meets with the breathing strips across their noses and have to laugh, I guess those people want more water up there! To each his own.
And Heydavis/Steve I hope you went and got your own Allegra prescription, if you continue to share she will run out too soon and they won't refill it for her when she needs it. Besides you shouldn't share prescriptions.
I started wearing a nose plug on backstroke so I could underwater dolphin longer and hold my air in longer, it did take a while to get used to it but I immediately noticed the added benefit of not having sinus symptoms after each practice. Now I wear my nose plug pretty much all the time including in competition. Works for me. I see people at meets with the breathing strips across their noses and have to laugh, I guess those people want more water up there! To each his own.
And Heydavis/Steve I hope you went and got your own Allegra prescription, if you continue to share she will run out too soon and they won't refill it for her when she needs it. Besides you shouldn't share prescriptions.
