I've searched a fair bit, excuse me if it's been answered but...I've always had a problem with excessive mucus when swimming. Once I get up to a certain level of exertion, it just flows. I've always felt a little bad about spitting in the gutters, but I can't really help it unless I interrupt my workout. If it matters, I've never once done so in the open pool. Is this terrible and disgusting? My assumption has always been that a certain level of filtration happens between these gutters and the water inlets.
Thanks!
Get out of the pool and expel your stuff on dryland or bathroom. Chlorine will only kill surface microbes, filters can't filter everything, and swimming in a pool of pathogens that still survive chemical treatment is a good way to spread disease.
I had this problem all summer long when I was swimming 500's or 1000's for fitness. It would start at about the 400M point. Weird thing is I don't have this problem at all with my current swim workouts (i.e., 50M sprint's on 1:00 to 3:00 time intervals, 100 and 200M time-trials, flip turn drills, head-up freestyle drills). I also started running a month ago in preparation for my military fit test this weekend, maybe that might also have something to do with the lack of phlegm.
One gross thing to consider, do not think anyone will notice accidental underwater phlegm expellation either. Another swimmer once informed me about a long persistant mucoid string trailing behind near my feet still attached to the corner of my mouth. I didn't believe then I looked.
Get out of the pool and expel your stuff on dryland or bathroom. Chlorine will only kill surface microbes, filters can't filter everything, and swimming in a pool of pathogens that still survive chemical treatment is a good way to spread disease.
I had this problem all summer long when I was swimming 500's or 1000's for fitness. It would start at about the 400M point. Weird thing is I don't have this problem at all with my current swim workouts (i.e., 50M sprint's on 1:00 to 3:00 time intervals, 100 and 200M time-trials, flip turn drills, head-up freestyle drills). I also started running a month ago in preparation for my military fit test this weekend, maybe that might also have something to do with the lack of phlegm.
One gross thing to consider, do not think anyone will notice accidental underwater phlegm expellation either. Another swimmer once informed me about a long persistant mucoid string trailing behind near my feet still attached to the corner of my mouth. I didn't believe then I looked.
