I've only done it a couple times, and unfortunately tonight was one of them. I was being a little sloppy on a turrn and my heels smacked the top of the gutter. Nothing broken but I'll probably have a good bruise. Add this to lanelines (the plastic floats can be sharp when broken) and hand collisions with other swimmers to the list of hazards.
I did this trying a new back to *** turn about 8 weeks ago. It just stopped hurting this week. That is one of those truly painful, truly stupid injuries!
I would have sworn that I broke it. High heel shoes were the only thing that offered relief.
Years ago, one of my teammates hit both of her heels in a backstroke race. Unfortunately, they were metal gutters and she ended up with 9 stitches in one and I don't remember how many in the other : (
Lots of blood- yeck.
I was surprised that she was allowed to swim the next day. She did do all of her races. Go 'Creek!
I did this trying a new back to *** turn about 8 weeks ago. It just stopped hurting this week. That is one of those truly painful, truly stupid injuries!
I would have sworn that I broke it. High heel shoes were the only thing that offered relief.
Years ago, one of my teammates hit both of her heels in a backstroke race. Unfortunately, they were metal gutters and she ended up with 9 stitches in one and I don't remember how many in the other : (
Lots of blood- yeck.
I was surprised that she was allowed to swim the next day. She did do all of her races. Go 'Creek!
