Hi all,
I’ve just started doing some pool training (2nd night). I’ve done a little diving in the ocean, but am still very green. At training last night, I’m told I had a samba. What happened was this - I’d being doing 25m laps on short recovery times (6 breaths), for about 40 mins. I then stopped for a while (5-10 mins?), then started doing 50 m laps. Did the 1st 50, which was hard, but okay, then had a break and watched someone breathe up, and then do 75m (all up probably 5 mins break). On the 2nd 50, the 1st 25m was really easy. Botched up the turn right royally, then swam back. This is when things get a little hazy. I remember seeing the end of the pool, then the end of James’ fins, but that’s where I become confused. They tell me, I came up, took a breath, then went face down back into the water. I don’t remember James grabbing me, but do remember Nathan (swimming next lane over), coming over.
OK. I accept from the evidence and the search on sambas I did on deeper blue about ½ an hour ago, that I had a samba. I figured that it probably happened as I was already depleted from the 25s I’d been doing before. I am convinced that I didn’t hyperventilate before the swim. I was definitely cold afterwards, I think I was probably cold before.
My question is this. I didn’t really feel anything. It was hard, but no harder than the previous 50m, or the 50s I did the week before, and probably felt easier than the ocean dives I’ve done. I can pinpoint reasonably well the trigger this time, but how do I equate that to a recognisable set of circumstances that I can use as a guideline for next time (like a clinical pathway I guess). I guess what I’m asking is how can I recognise the signs of this, to stop it happening again, if it didn’t really feel any different to any other swim?
Thanks in advance
steff
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