Some how this got posted in another category...not sure how that happened, so I'm reposting it here.
I am brand new to OW, but I'm sure I'm not the only one with this issue. I saw a thread started on the General Swimming board, but I don't know if there is a specific way to deal with this in OW situations. I have my first OW swim coming up in September (3 miles). Although the distance is not the issue, getting over the mental issues are. I have swam twice in the afternoons when the swells are bigger than my usual 6 a.m. jaunts, which would be closer to the race environment, and both times I've come out of the water shaky and tingly. I'm attributing it to sea sickness...? I'm not nauseous, per se, but a bit dizzy to be sure. I'm thinking during a race situation I will be distracted by the other competitors. I will have a paddler with me since this is my first time out, and I have a health issue.
I'm thinking I'm lifting my head up too often since I'm looking for specific buoys. In the race, the 1/2 way point and the ending point are so far apart that I might not feel the need to lift my head as much...?
Anyway, any tips from the experienced OW swimmers?
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I am get motion sick very easily, along with the dizziness that you describe. The thing that works wonders for me is ginger. I take three capsules (I get it in capsule form at a health food store) about 45 minutes before the race. Absolutely no motion sickness since I started doing that. The other nice thing is that unlike many of the medicines, no side effects. You CAN use ginger that you cook with, but it burns going down, so the capules are better.
-LBJ
I am get motion sick very easily, along with the dizziness that you describe. The thing that works wonders for me is ginger. I take three capsules (I get it in capsule form at a health food store) about 45 minutes before the race. Absolutely no motion sickness since I started doing that. The other nice thing is that unlike many of the medicines, no side effects. You CAN use ginger that you cook with, but it burns going down, so the capules are better.
-LBJ
