Hi swimmers,
I am wondering if and how any of you long distance open water swimmers have overcome the vertigo associated with staring into bottomless blue ocean mile after mile. I know much of it might be mind over matter, but still, how do you prevent the potential dizziness associated with constantly looking into a blue abyss?
I can't find anything online about this. Any suggestions sure would be helpful as I am planning a long ocean swim in a year and a half. Any websites addressing this would also be helpful.
Donna
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Thanks fellows for your input. I never get this while swimming in water that I can see the bottom, nor do I get it snorkeling. And, I find this problem is more predominant than not. The escort boat is to my right about 10 to 15 feet at all times (because I breathe on the right). The swim I am planning on doing in June of 2008 will be an average depth of 4,000 feet but when I pass over the Cayman Trench, it will be 25,000 feet.
Maybe this is just a mind over matter fear thing, but I am having problems working it out. After about 3 miles, the dizziness sets in, kinda similar to standing on the top of a tall building and looking down.
If anyone knows of any websites addressing this issue, I'd sure appreciate knowing about them. Maybe I just need to focus more on the people on the escort boat for a point of reference.
Gosh, I sure appreciate your responses!!!
Donna
Thanks fellows for your input. I never get this while swimming in water that I can see the bottom, nor do I get it snorkeling. And, I find this problem is more predominant than not. The escort boat is to my right about 10 to 15 feet at all times (because I breathe on the right). The swim I am planning on doing in June of 2008 will be an average depth of 4,000 feet but when I pass over the Cayman Trench, it will be 25,000 feet.
Maybe this is just a mind over matter fear thing, but I am having problems working it out. After about 3 miles, the dizziness sets in, kinda similar to standing on the top of a tall building and looking down.
If anyone knows of any websites addressing this issue, I'd sure appreciate knowing about them. Maybe I just need to focus more on the people on the escort boat for a point of reference.
Gosh, I sure appreciate your responses!!!
Donna
