Headaches whilst swimming

David Hallsworth said:

I also posted this to rec.sport.swimming, but I thought you guys might be a
able to help.

Can anyone help me get rid of the headaches I experience during swimming?

These only ever seem to happen on long swims, on my own, inside. Today, for
instance, I got in and started to swim at an easy / steady pace. At the
20min mark - BANG! I get really bad pain behind my eyes and massive
pressure in my head causing dizziness and slight nausea when I got out - I
couldn't swim on. It also seems to happen on sets over 400m, but never when
I swim with the club (about an hour of shorter sets / drills) or when I swim
outside / race. I've tried new goggles (now wearing Zoggs Aquatech).
I wear them as loose as I can get away with. I sometimes wear a cap and
sometimes don't. There doesn't seem to be a correlation.

Some have suggested that it could be to do with looking up when I swim -
interestingly, it never happens on the times I DO look up (i.e. OW or club
swims) and only when I'm ploughing along on my own, thus looking down the
majority of the time.

Background of my swimming:

Swim exclusively crawl
Bilateral breathing every three strokes
Touch turn
Not that fast - about 24min for 1500m in an openwater tri

Any help would be massively appreciated! I really want to swim longer
steady sets and it's really irritating to have to get out just when I'm
settling into my stroke and getting comfortable.

Cheers,
Dave

Thoughts...

* Do you hold your breath or release it gradually? If you hold your
breath, you could be backing up some pressure.

* Water temp? Could your pool be too warm?

rsquared

David Hallsworth said:

I also posted this to rec.sport.swimming, but I thought you guys might be a
able to help.

Can anyone help me get rid of the headaches I experience during swimming?

These only ever seem to happen on long swims, on my own, inside. Today, for
instance, I got in and started to swim at an easy / steady pace. At the
20min mark - BANG! I get really bad pain behind my eyes and massive
pressure in my head causing dizziness and slight nausea when I got out - I
couldn't swim on. It also seems to happen on sets over 400m, but never when
I swim with the club (about an hour of shorter sets / drills) or when I swim
outside / race. I've tried new goggles (now wearing Zoggs Aquatech).
I wear them as loose as I can get away with. I sometimes wear a cap and
sometimes don't. There doesn't seem to be a correlation.

Some have suggested that it could be to do with looking up when I swim -
interestingly, it never happens on the times I DO look up (i.e. OW or club
swims) and only when I'm ploughing along on my own, thus looking down the
majority of the time.

Background of my swimming:

Swim exclusively crawl
Bilateral breathing every three strokes
Touch turn
Not that fast - about 24min for 1500m in an openwater tri

Any help would be massively appreciated! I really want to swim longer
steady sets and it's really irritating to have to get out just when I'm
settling into my stroke and getting comfortable.

Cheers,
Dave

Thoughts...

* Do you hold your breath or release it gradually? If you hold your
breath, you could be backing up some pressure.

* Water temp? Could your pool be too warm?

rsquared

David Hallsworth said:

I also posted this to rec.sport.swimming, but I thought you guys might be a
able to help.

Can anyone help me get rid of the headaches I experience during swimming?

These only ever seem to happen on long swims, on my own, inside. Today, for
instance, I got in and started to swim at an easy / steady pace. At the
20min mark - BANG! I get really bad pain behind my eyes and massive
pressure in my head causing dizziness and slight nausea when I got out - I
couldn't swim on. It also seems to happen on sets over 400m, but never when
I swim with the club (about an hour of shorter sets / drills) or when I swim
outside / race. I've tried new goggles (now wearing Zoggs Aquatech).
I wear them as loose as I can get away with. I sometimes wear a cap and
sometimes don't. There doesn't seem to be a correlation.

Some have suggested that it could be to do with looking up when I swim -
interestingly, it never happens on the times I DO look up (i.e. OW or club
swims) and only when I'm ploughing along on my own, thus looking down the
majority of the time.

Background of my swimming:

Swim exclusively crawl
Bilateral breathing every three strokes
Touch turn
Not that fast - about 24min for 1500m in an openwater tri

Any help would be massively appreciated! I really want to swim longer
steady sets and it's really irritating to have to get out just when I'm
settling into my stroke and getting comfortable.

Cheers,
Dave

Thoughts...

* Do you hold your breath or release it gradually? If you hold your
breath, you could be backing up some pressure.

* Water temp? Could your pool be too warm?

rsquared

David Hallsworth said:

I also posted this to rec.sport.swimming, but I thought you guys might be a
able to help.

Can anyone help me get rid of the headaches I experience during swimming?

These only ever seem to happen on long swims, on my own, inside. Today, for
instance, I got in and started to swim at an easy / steady pace. At the
20min mark - BANG! I get really bad pain behind my eyes and massive
pressure in my head causing dizziness and slight nausea when I got out - I
couldn't swim on. It also seems to happen on sets over 400m, but never when
I swim with the club (about an hour of shorter sets / drills) or when I swim
outside / race. I've tried new goggles (now wearing Zoggs Aquatech).
I wear them as loose as I can get away with. I sometimes wear a cap and
sometimes don't. There doesn't seem to be a correlation.

Some have suggested that it could be to do with looking up when I swim -
interestingly, it never happens on the times I DO look up (i.e. OW or club
swims) and only when I'm ploughing along on my own, thus looking down the
majority of the time.

Background of my swimming:

Swim exclusively crawl
Bilateral breathing every three strokes
Touch turn
Not that fast - about 24min for 1500m in an openwater tri

Any help would be massively appreciated! I really want to swim longer
steady sets and it's really irritating to have to get out just when I'm
settling into my stroke and getting comfortable.

Cheers,
Dave

Thoughts...

* Do you hold your breath or release it gradually? If you hold your
breath, you could be backing up some pressure.

* Water temp? Could your pool be too warm?

rsquared

rsquared said:

David Hallsworth said:

I also posted this to rec.sport.swimming, but I thought you guys might be a
able to help.

Can anyone help me get rid of the headaches I experience during swimming?

These only ever seem to happen on long swims, on my own, inside. Today, for
instance, I got in and started to swim at an easy / steady pace. At the
20min mark - BANG! I get really bad pain behind my eyes and massive
pressure in my head causing dizziness and slight nausea when I got out - I
couldn't swim on. It also seems to happen on sets over 400m, but never when
I swim with the club (about an hour of shorter sets / drills) or when I swim
outside / race. I've tried new goggles (now wearing Zoggs Aquatech).
I wear them as loose as I can get away with. I sometimes wear a cap and
sometimes don't. There doesn't seem to be a correlation.

Some have suggested that it could be to do with looking up when I swim -
interestingly, it never happens on the times I DO look up (i.e. OW or club
swims) and only when I'm ploughing along on my own, thus looking down the
majority of the time.

Background of my swimming:

Swim exclusively crawl
Bilateral breathing every three strokes
Touch turn
Not that fast - about 24min for 1500m in an openwater tri

Any help would be massively appreciated! I really want to swim longer
steady sets and it's really irritating to have to get out just when I'm
settling into my stroke and getting comfortable.

Cheers,
Dave

Thoughts...

* Do you hold your breath or release it gradually? If you hold your
breath, you could be backing up some pressure.

* Water temp? Could your pool be too warm?

rsquared

Pool temp is a big one. And air temp. I get headaches when my ears get
cold. So in winter, an outdoor pool is no good for me, even if it's
heated, because I'll get a cold-ear headache. Also, check goggle
tightness, check if you're breathing out of your mouth or your nose and
try something different.

Tamyka

rsquared said:

David Hallsworth said:

I also posted this to rec.sport.swimming, but I thought you guys might be a
able to help.

Can anyone help me get rid of the headaches I experience during swimming?

These only ever seem to happen on long swims, on my own, inside. Today, for
instance, I got in and started to swim at an easy / steady pace. At the
20min mark - BANG! I get really bad pain behind my eyes and massive
pressure in my head causing dizziness and slight nausea when I got out - I
couldn't swim on. It also seems to happen on sets over 400m, but never when
I swim with the club (about an hour of shorter sets / drills) or when I swim
outside / race. I've tried new goggles (now wearing Zoggs Aquatech).
I wear them as loose as I can get away with. I sometimes wear a cap and
sometimes don't. There doesn't seem to be a correlation.

Some have suggested that it could be to do with looking up when I swim -
interestingly, it never happens on the times I DO look up (i.e. OW or club
swims) and only when I'm ploughing along on my own, thus looking down the
majority of the time.

Background of my swimming:

Swim exclusively crawl
Bilateral breathing every three strokes
Touch turn
Not that fast - about 24min for 1500m in an openwater tri

Any help would be massively appreciated! I really want to swim longer
steady sets and it's really irritating to have to get out just when I'm
settling into my stroke and getting comfortable.

Cheers,
Dave

Thoughts...

* Do you hold your breath or release it gradually? If you hold your
breath, you could be backing up some pressure.

* Water temp? Could your pool be too warm?

rsquared

Pool temp is a big one. And air temp. I get headaches when my ears get
cold. So in winter, an outdoor pool is no good for me, even if it's
heated, because I'll get a cold-ear headache. Also, check goggle
tightness, check if you're breathing out of your mouth or your nose and
try something different.

Tamyka

rsquared said:

David Hallsworth said:

I also posted this to rec.sport.swimming, but I thought you guys might be a
able to help.

Can anyone help me get rid of the headaches I experience during swimming?

These only ever seem to happen on long swims, on my own, inside. Today, for
instance, I got in and started to swim at an easy / steady pace. At the
20min mark - BANG! I get really bad pain behind my eyes and massive
pressure in my head causing dizziness and slight nausea when I got out - I
couldn't swim on. It also seems to happen on sets over 400m, but never when
I swim with the club (about an hour of shorter sets / drills) or when I swim
outside / race. I've tried new goggles (now wearing Zoggs Aquatech).
I wear them as loose as I can get away with. I sometimes wear a cap and
sometimes don't. There doesn't seem to be a correlation.

Some have suggested that it could be to do with looking up when I swim -
interestingly, it never happens on the times I DO look up (i.e. OW or club
swims) and only when I'm ploughing along on my own, thus looking down the
majority of the time.

Background of my swimming:

Swim exclusively crawl
Bilateral breathing every three strokes
Touch turn
Not that fast - about 24min for 1500m in an openwater tri

Any help would be massively appreciated! I really want to swim longer
steady sets and it's really irritating to have to get out just when I'm
settling into my stroke and getting comfortable.

Cheers,
Dave

Thoughts...

* Do you hold your breath or release it gradually? If you hold your
breath, you could be backing up some pressure.

* Water temp? Could your pool be too warm?

rsquared

Pool temp is a big one. And air temp. I get headaches when my ears get
cold. So in winter, an outdoor pool is no good for me, even if it's
heated, because I'll get a cold-ear headache. Also, check goggle
tightness, check if you're breathing out of your mouth or your nose and
try something different.

Tamyka

rsquared said:

David Hallsworth said:

I also posted this to rec.sport.swimming, but I thought you guys might be a
able to help.

Can anyone help me get rid of the headaches I experience during swimming?

These only ever seem to happen on long swims, on my own, inside. Today, for
instance, I got in and started to swim at an easy / steady pace. At the
20min mark - BANG! I get really bad pain behind my eyes and massive
pressure in my head causing dizziness and slight nausea when I got out - I
couldn't swim on. It also seems to happen on sets over 400m, but never when
I swim with the club (about an hour of shorter sets / drills) or when I swim
outside / race. I've tried new goggles (now wearing Zoggs Aquatech).
I wear them as loose as I can get away with. I sometimes wear a cap and
sometimes don't. There doesn't seem to be a correlation.

Some have suggested that it could be to do with looking up when I swim -
interestingly, it never happens on the times I DO look up (i.e. OW or club
swims) and only when I'm ploughing along on my own, thus looking down the
majority of the time.

Background of my swimming:

Swim exclusively crawl
Bilateral breathing every three strokes
Touch turn
Not that fast - about 24min for 1500m in an openwater tri

Any help would be massively appreciated! I really want to swim longer
steady sets and it's really irritating to have to get out just when I'm
settling into my stroke and getting comfortable.

Cheers,
Dave

Thoughts...

* Do you hold your breath or release it gradually? If you hold your
breath, you could be backing up some pressure.

* Water temp? Could your pool be too warm?

rsquared

Pool temp is a big one. And air temp. I get headaches when my ears get
cold. So in winter, an outdoor pool is no good for me, even if it's
heated, because I'll get a cold-ear headache. Also, check goggle
tightness, check if you're breathing out of your mouth or your nose and
try something different.

Tamyka

rsquared said:

David Hallsworth said:

I also posted this to rec.sport.swimming, but I thought you guys might be a
able to help.

Can anyone help me get rid of the headaches I experience during swimming?

These only ever seem to happen on long swims, on my own, inside. Today, for
instance, I got in and started to swim at an easy / steady pace. At the
20min mark - BANG! I get really bad pain behind my eyes and massive
pressure in my head causing dizziness and slight nausea when I got out - I
couldn't swim on. It also seems to happen on sets over 400m, but never when
I swim with the club (about an hour of shorter sets / drills) or when I swim
outside / race. I've tried new goggles (now wearing Zoggs Aquatech).
I wear them as loose as I can get away with. I sometimes wear a cap and
sometimes don't. There doesn't seem to be a correlation.

Some have suggested that it could be to do with looking up when I swim -
interestingly, it never happens on the times I DO look up (i.e. OW or club
swims) and only when I'm ploughing along on my own, thus looking down the
majority of the time.

Background of my swimming:

Swim exclusively crawl
Bilateral breathing every three strokes
Touch turn
Not that fast - about 24min for 1500m in an openwater tri

Any help would be massively appreciated! I really want to swim longer
steady sets and it's really irritating to have to get out just when I'm
settling into my stroke and getting comfortable.

Cheers,
Dave

Thoughts...

* Do you hold your breath or release it gradually? If you hold your
breath, you could be backing up some pressure.

* Water temp? Could your pool be too warm?

rsquared

Pool temp is a big one. And air temp. I get headaches when my ears get
cold. So in winter, an outdoor pool is no good for me, even if it's
heated, because I'll get a cold-ear headache. Also, check goggle
tightness, check if you're breathing out of your mouth or your nose and
try something different.

Tamyka

rsquared said:

David Hallsworth said:

I also posted this to rec.sport.swimming, but I thought you guys might be a
able to help.

Can anyone help me get rid of the headaches I experience during swimming?

These only ever seem to happen on long swims, on my own, inside. Today, for
instance, I got in and started to swim at an easy / steady pace. At the
20min mark - BANG! I get really bad pain behind my eyes and massive
pressure in my head causing dizziness and slight nausea when I got out - I
couldn't swim on. It also seems to happen on sets over 400m, but never when
I swim with the club (about an hour of shorter sets / drills) or when I swim
outside / race. I've tried new goggles (now wearing Zoggs Aquatech).
I wear them as loose as I can get away with. I sometimes wear a cap and
sometimes don't. There doesn't seem to be a correlation.

Some have suggested that it could be to do with looking up when I swim -
interestingly, it never happens on the times I DO look up (i.e. OW or club
swims) and only when I'm ploughing along on my own, thus looking down the
majority of the time.

Background of my swimming:

Swim exclusively crawl
Bilateral breathing every three strokes
Touch turn
Not that fast - about 24min for 1500m in an openwater tri

Any help would be massively appreciated! I really want to swim longer
steady sets and it's really irritating to have to get out just when I'm
settling into my stroke and getting comfortable.

Cheers,
Dave

Thoughts...

* Do you hold your breath or release it gradually? If you hold your
breath, you could be backing up some pressure.

* Water temp? Could your pool be too warm?

rsquared

Pool temp is a big one. And air temp. I get headaches when my ears get
cold. So in winter, an outdoor pool is no good for me, even if it's
heated, because I'll get a cold-ear headache. Also, check goggle
tightness, check if you're breathing out of your mouth or your nose and
try something different.

Tamyka

Headaches are usually the result of stress. This could be muscle stress
caused by some grimace or other tightening of the face/head/neck muscles.
Concentrate on relaxing the face and neck. Let your head just float off
your shoulders on some nice easy swims.

Ruth, help David.

ken

"David Hallsworth" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

I also posted this to rec.sport.swimming, but I thought you guys might be a
able to help.

Can anyone help me get rid of the headaches I experience during swimming?

These only ever seem to happen on long swims, on my own, inside. Today,
for
instance, I got in and started to swim at an easy / steady pace. At the
20min mark - BANG! I get really bad pain behind my eyes and massive
pressure in my head causing dizziness and slight nausea when I got out - I
couldn't swim on. It also seems to happen on sets over 400m, but never
when
I swim with the club (about an hour of shorter sets / drills) or when I
swim
outside / race. I've tried new goggles (now wearing Zoggs Aquatech).
I wear them as loose as I can get away with. I sometimes wear a cap and
sometimes don't. There doesn't seem to be a correlation.

Some have suggested that it could be to do with looking up when I swim -
interestingly, it never happens on the times I DO look up (i.e. OW or club
swims) and only when I'm ploughing along on my own, thus looking down the
majority of the time.

Background of my swimming:

Swim exclusively crawl
Bilateral breathing every three strokes
Touch turn
Not that fast - about 24min for 1500m in an openwater tri

Any help would be massively appreciated! I really want to swim longer
steady sets and it's really irritating to have to get out just when I'm
settling into my stroke and getting comfortable.

Cheers,
Dave

STRESS... yup,I find myself tensing up my neck and leg muscles (I use a
pool buoy). My neck gets terribly tight and the legs feel like lead when
I get out of the water... I now focus on trying to relax those areas and
do much better.
Maybe chlorine & sinus problems?
Eric

IMKen said:

Headaches are usually the result of stress. This could be muscle stress
caused by some grimace or other tightening of the face/head/neck muscles.
Concentrate on relaxing the face and neck. Let your head just float off
your shoulders on some nice easy swims.

Ruth, help David.

ken

"David Hallsworth" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

I also posted this to rec.sport.swimming, but I thought you guys might be a
able to help.

Can anyone help me get rid of the headaches I experience during swimming?

These only ever seem to happen on long swims, on my own, inside. Today,
for
instance, I got in and started to swim at an easy / steady pace. At the
20min mark - BANG! I get really bad pain behind my eyes and massive
pressure in my head causing dizziness and slight nausea when I got out - I
couldn't swim on. It also seems to happen on sets over 400m, but never
when
I swim with the club (about an hour of shorter sets / drills) or when I
swim
outside / race. I've tried new goggles (now wearing Zoggs Aquatech).
I wear them as loose as I can get away with. I sometimes wear a cap and
sometimes don't. There doesn't seem to be a correlation.

Some have suggested that it could be to do with looking up when I swim -
interestingly, it never happens on the times I DO look up (i.e. OW or club
swims) and only when I'm ploughing along on my own, thus looking down the
majority of the time.

Background of my swimming:

Swim exclusively crawl
Bilateral breathing every three strokes
Touch turn
Not that fast - about 24min for 1500m in an openwater tri

Any help would be massively appreciated! I really want to swim longer
steady sets and it's really irritating to have to get out just when I'm
settling into my stroke and getting comfortable.

Cheers,
Dave