went for my first Open Water Swim this last Saturday.... I admit I am a bit of a wimp as far as water temps are concerned....Part of the problem is the pool I swim in is kept at 84-85 degrees all the time. Per request from noodlers...(see thread in general discussion "death to all noodlers") which makes it a big difference to jump into a lake. I have been monitoring our local lakes temperature, and it has been slow to warm up this year. Saturday, although the air was 62 the water was 73. When I jumped in I had a hard time breathing.. kinda small convulsions, gasping for air....after a few minutes they went away and I had a very enjoyable swim (except for the part I looked to see my 18 yr old daughter pacing me, doing ***!)..this is the second time it has happened to me....what to do? Thanks in advance.
hoosier, i know exactly what you are talking about! i found that it is really, really important for me, prior to actual swimming, to slowly warm up in and acclimate to the water. it can take me ten minutes.
last week while swimming in a 5k i opted not to warm up beforehand because the lake felt warm. so i jogged into the lake at the start and then start gasping for air, and with my heart racing, i thought my sorry ass wouldn't make it 200 yards! but i did *** stroke for awhile, calmed down, and then had a really beautiful swim. moral of the story, i should have warmed up in the lake beforehand....
hoosier, i know exactly what you are talking about! i found that it is really, really important for me, prior to actual swimming, to slowly warm up in and acclimate to the water. it can take me ten minutes.
last week while swimming in a 5k i opted not to warm up beforehand because the lake felt warm. so i jogged into the lake at the start and then start gasping for air, and with my heart racing, i thought my sorry ass wouldn't make it 200 yards! but i did *** stroke for awhile, calmed down, and then had a really beautiful swim. moral of the story, i should have warmed up in the lake beforehand....
