Eat or not before swimming in Early Morning?

Former Member
Former Member
Is there any harm if you don't eat anything before swimming at 5am, 6am (though I suppose that's what most early swimmers do)?
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  • Twice, when I was 14, and attending a swim camp where practice came after breakfast, I ate a big meal before the pool and puked during practice. It only happened twice... These days, at 5:00am I have a cup of coffee and (maybe) a banana or a cracker.. I started drinking water during my swim which helps a lot...if its a longer workout than 45 minutes, I drink gatorade during my swim-- otherwise I eat when I come home. It was 2 hours after eating before you were allowed in the lake when I was a kid -- but I always ignored it. I never puked in the lake, just at swim camp.
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  • Twice, when I was 14, and attending a swim camp where practice came after breakfast, I ate a big meal before the pool and puked during practice. It only happened twice... These days, at 5:00am I have a cup of coffee and (maybe) a banana or a cracker.. I started drinking water during my swim which helps a lot...if its a longer workout than 45 minutes, I drink gatorade during my swim-- otherwise I eat when I come home. It was 2 hours after eating before you were allowed in the lake when I was a kid -- but I always ignored it. I never puked in the lake, just at swim camp.
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