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.
two things:
1st thanks for posting the SIPE info (name). I googled it and feel that is totally what bothered me during my younger swim carrier. I could run or bike, play soccer or ultamite and never have a problem breathing, but put me in a pool and I would cough so hard after a hard workout or long race that people thought I was coughing up a lung.
2nd. I found that by wearing two caps, and pulling them as far down my forehead as I could reduced the amount of time it took me to get use to the cold water. but I still swam 25-40m then a few breasstroke pulls, another 50-75, with more breaststroke before being able to swim normally.
water temp when I started summer training was 59-61F
two things:
1st thanks for posting the SIPE info (name). I googled it and feel that is totally what bothered me during my younger swim carrier. I could run or bike, play soccer or ultamite and never have a problem breathing, but put me in a pool and I would cough so hard after a hard workout or long race that people thought I was coughing up a lung.
2nd. I found that by wearing two caps, and pulling them as far down my forehead as I could reduced the amount of time it took me to get use to the cold water. but I still swam 25-40m then a few breasstroke pulls, another 50-75, with more breaststroke before being able to swim normally.
water temp when I started summer training was 59-61F
