Swam 4800 yards in Lake Michigan this a.m.--w/out wet suit. Don't know the exact temp, but I'm guessing based on past swims it was about 60. I'm not a great swimmer, but am usually close to middle of the pack in tris and the few open water swims I've done. This summer I've done a lot of lake swims, and swam the 1.5 mile Alcatraz Challenge on 7/12 "nekkid."
It seemed like it took forever to warm up this a.m.--about 200 yards before I was willing to consistently keep my face in the water. Blood rushed to my chest, but I've had that cessation before. My feet were cold the entire time and three hours later remain a little sore.
I know, I'm a baby.
I've had some tenderness on the outside of my upper left arm for about 3 weeks, and the pain flares up when I swim, but I can make it through 2-mile pool workouts. Anyway, about 3200 yards into today's swim I noticed the fingers on my left hand wouldn't stay together. Try as I did, I couldn't get them back together.What a weird feeling. I swam most of the last 1200 yards with my left fist clinched.
After I was out of the water a few minutes, I could put my fingers back together. My fingers remain stiff and the underside, outside of my left wrist has a dull pain. I've take about 600 mg of Ibuprofen.
Sorry for the long-winded explanation, but any ideas on why this would happen?
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I remember swimming the 1 mile race at Center Island July 1st when I was 15 years old 38 degrees F.
And swimming at Sunnyside Park when there was an off shore breeze that was very cold.
I imagine the water was far cleaner when you swam in it? Nowadays you tend to have to go further away from the city in order to find a decent spot in the lake to swim (love Sandbanks). It's still pretty darn cold, but refreshing on some of the more hot and humid days. I grew up on Lake Superior, now there is an icy cold lake...
I remember swimming the 1 mile race at Center Island July 1st when I was 15 years old 38 degrees F.
And swimming at Sunnyside Park when there was an off shore breeze that was very cold.
I imagine the water was far cleaner when you swam in it? Nowadays you tend to have to go further away from the city in order to find a decent spot in the lake to swim (love Sandbanks). It's still pretty darn cold, but refreshing on some of the more hot and humid days. I grew up on Lake Superior, now there is an icy cold lake...
