i'm a marathon runner planning on getting into tris and therefore must get back into the pool. in the past, i associated swimming with rehab from my knee surgeries and am just starting to get interested in swimming as a sport.
how do you deal with menstration and racing/training?
up until now i have just skipped the pool that week, but that can't be the only answer....
sorry to be TMI but i really have no clue what competitive swimmers do and had to give in and finally ask
:)
i am up to being able to swim 20-30 minutes of freestyle consecutively and got a DVD to learn flip turns. i guess it is time to start working in some drills and speedwork as well ...
thanks for humoring a newbie!
jenna
Former Member
Swim through it, run through it, bike through it.
Not sure what you mean by "deal" with it.
It doesn't. There is no problem using them while swimming. Also, the water seems to stop the flow while you are in it. I know some of the HS girls do not use tampons, and where a light pad when out of the water, during meets.
I used to not be able to use tampons (high school fears etc...)
and was on the Diving team. being in the water does stop the flow for awhile, and I would put a small pad in the little pocket area of the suit and even that seemed to work.
since I started using Tampons (Thank god for them btw!)
Everything is hunky dory, never had a problem. You'll do fine,
and good luck!!
