I am curious to know, however, if the benefits of swimming for asthmatics outweigh the costs of increased exposure to chlorine. I was born with asthma and as long as I was swimming on a regular basis, did not need an inhaler. It was when I stopped swimming that I seemed to need the inhaler more.
Obviously, being around chlorine for the long-term is not good as I see more and more masters swimmers being diagnosed in their thirties with asthma. I do, however, wonder what my quality of life as an asthmatic would have during my pre-teen and teen years had I not been swimming.
I am curious to know, however, if the benefits of swimming for asthmatics outweigh the costs of increased exposure to chlorine. I was born with asthma and as long as I was swimming on a regular basis, did not need an inhaler. It was when I stopped swimming that I seemed to need the inhaler more.
Obviously, being around chlorine for the long-term is not good as I see more and more masters swimmers being diagnosed in their thirties with asthma. I do, however, wonder what my quality of life as an asthmatic would have during my pre-teen and teen years had I not been swimming.
