Did anyone notice that the paramedics were very busy at Nationals?
I saw a lady dislocate her shoulder
My teammate badly dislocated his finger and broke it
Another, broke his toe
Another whacked his foot on the wall
I saw an older lady bleeding profusely
I, myself, forgot to breathe the first 80 or so yards of the 200 back, hyperventilated, and had paramedics...
And that's just what I saw! I certainly wasn't there the whole time. Anything else, or was it mostly my team? :p
I was fine. My husband tried to tell them that I was just hyperventilating. It's happened twice before, once when I had pneumonia and swam a 200 back at Nationals, and once when I was sick and pregnant! I swam it again after the meet on Saturday and went 6 seconds faster. :) I just needed to know I could do the time...
Really, I was mortified. I was sooooo embarrassed. My pride was the only thing hurt. Swam the rest of my races :) I was a mental case, but what else is new! :p
I'm really working on breathing for one thing, but also, when I do breathe to breathe every other stroke or two, just like free. I've been swimming for 25 years and am still learning (or, more likely, I'm just not too bright!)
I swam a ton of back this morning. All I was thinking about was breathing. And I'll keep doing it until the 200 back is over at LC Nationals. I need to be vindicated!!!
Keep at it Heather, you can do it :)
I was told by my daughters swim coach that you breathe in and then out every other stroke on the back. So you breathe in, stroke two times, breathe out, stroke two times......
It has helped me when I remember to do it. The hard part is remembering.
lol ... haha ... I haven't been swimming nearly as long as you have (about 24 years less) but I this is why backstroke at times is my most hated stroke. When I swim it fast I can't breathe, though I think (think being the key word) that I am getting better at this ... or I just swim darn slow (which is more likely)
Hi Beth,
I was also embarrassed because of our conversation just before in the warm up pool- do you remember? Outside smoke, crash and burn- I didn't think it'd really happen. Oh well. I learned.
Thanks for watching and your concern. And thanks for telling me the conversation Kerry was having! I didn't get the audio!! :p
Pat was trying to tell them I was just hyperventilating...
next time.
BTW Miss National Champion- you are AWESOME! Congratulations. You are soooo fast. Way to go. :)
Originally posted by craiglll@yahoo.com
I'm really surprised there weren't more peole with asthma problems. I never go to florida becasue of the weird pollens inthe air. heheheh. i'm exactly the opposite! i love swimming in florida in the spring because my wicked allergies are never ever as bad. i usually spend the whole spring sneezing, but i only sneezed once while at the meet. but the second our plane touched down in philly, the sneezes were back. (maybe i'm just allergic to PA, who knows?!)
and nashville heather, your friend is right- the paramedics were cute! :D luckily it wasn't me who needed their help, it was my sandle that self destructed on the way to the pool. so i got some first aid tape to fix it. and the paramedic that helped me out was definitely cute...
overall i had a total blast. got love the 18-24 age group- my 200 back wasn't even a full heat!
