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
Donna - for some people ginger helps offset the effects of motion sickness (e.g. ginger candies). In more extreme situations, you may want to try a prescription drug called scopolamine - it's an adhesive / dermal anti-seasickness patch worn behind your ear. I've worn them on relay swims across the English Channel, the Strait of Gibraltar and Catalina Channel and have never had a problem even when fellow team mates were tossing their cookies.
Donna - for some people ginger helps offset the effects of motion sickness (e.g. ginger candies). In more extreme situations, you may want to try a prescription drug called scopolamine - it's an adhesive / dermal anti-seasickness patch worn behind your ear. I've worn them on relay swims across the English Channel, the Strait of Gibraltar and Catalina Channel and have never had a problem even when fellow team mates were tossing their cookies.
