I hope some of you can help with this, especially those who swim lots of yardage. I am now swimming 4 miles non-stop daily with 1 day off a week and so far, so good; the body is happy as a bird singing. But I am having a terrible time with swim suit chafing. I wear a 2-piece (don't laugh) because of the freedom, but the swim suit top is giving me blisters in places I won't describe. Also, my neck, both sides, are getting blisters and then scabbing. I've been using vaseline on my neck and that helps, but it is so bad I am going to have to take a day or two off for them to heal because salt water and blisters is OUCH big time.
Does anyone know about lanolin and where I can get it? And would it help? Any other suggestions as to products to reduce this? I guess I could always just take my top off, shove it in my bottoms, and continue on my way, but I don't want to frighten the beautiful fish. And then the blistering neck problem needs to be solved.
ANY recommendations would be appreciated because training is going so well and I don't want downtime for this stupid problem!!! Any doctors here with suggestions? Any 1500 freestylers here? Any mega-yardage people here with similar problems? If this continues and I don't find a fix, I will be a candidate for plastic surgery right after my 18 mile swim to get rid of the scars!!
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Donna
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SDswimmer, my new long lost sister,
It sounds as if you have run the gammet on trying to find anti-chafing products. I have been wearing only two piece suits that have straps over the shoulders, no halters (don't need a rope around my neck), but have ordered that TYR workout bikini that has no wires in it; this should help my front side. The neck is the worst of the worst. I've written down the products you suggested and everyone else's, so I may just have to experiment with them all. I really don't care if the swimsuits get trashed from any of these products because they only last about 2 months anyway in the saltwater/sun. And if Body Glide only lasts around 4 or 5 miles, that would be ok because then I would be assured of an additional 4 more miles without reapplying, or I can carry it with me.
I had no idea what a problem this would be; I thought covering lots of miles would be the problem and so far it just isn't. Guess I need to surf the web and shop when I am home the end of April!!!
Thanks for all the input!!!
SDswimmer, my new long lost sister,
It sounds as if you have run the gammet on trying to find anti-chafing products. I have been wearing only two piece suits that have straps over the shoulders, no halters (don't need a rope around my neck), but have ordered that TYR workout bikini that has no wires in it; this should help my front side. The neck is the worst of the worst. I've written down the products you suggested and everyone else's, so I may just have to experiment with them all. I really don't care if the swimsuits get trashed from any of these products because they only last about 2 months anyway in the saltwater/sun. And if Body Glide only lasts around 4 or 5 miles, that would be ok because then I would be assured of an additional 4 more miles without reapplying, or I can carry it with me.
I had no idea what a problem this would be; I thought covering lots of miles would be the problem and so far it just isn't. Guess I need to surf the web and shop when I am home the end of April!!!
Thanks for all the input!!!
