2007-06-12 23:34:37 · 10 answers · asked by hollie 1 in Sports ➔ Swimming & Diving
are you kidding? i'm parched by the end of my workouts. chlorinated water will definitely draw water from your cells through equalization, saline may be even worse, and as most competitive swimmers tend to have a small amount of pool water in their mouths most of the time, this accelerates the dehydrating effects.
i'm amazed by the number of people that bring water bottles to workouts, as i never did growing up and swimming every day, but i'm starting to think "not a bad idea..."
2007-06-13 11:45:17 · answer #1 · answered by Wyatt 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I get very thirsty when swimming. If you're not getting thirsty then you're probably not expending much energy or losing much fluid through sweat which means you're just not working hard enough to make yourself thirsty. As a competitive athlete I won't go near the pool without water!!!
2007-06-13 02:46:53 · answer #2 · answered by Kristy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You do. If you really get into the swimming, you sweat and you dehydrate just the same out of water. You really dehydrate in water with chlorine becuase chlorine contains sodium which, if you don't already know, limits the amount of water in the body. You may not think that you are thirsty, but you lost nearly 1 litter of water just swimming in a pool full of water!
2007-06-15 06:50:55 · answer #3 · answered by gjerstadkid 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You skin does absorb some water, but I do get thirsty when I swim so it's not really true that you don't get thirsty when you swim.
2007-06-13 05:18:58 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most swimmers do get thirsty when swimming, because even though the body is in water it still sweats, because of the exertion, thus loosing moisture and minerals.
2007-06-13 09:34:55 · answer #5 · answered by terri 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You musn't swim for very long or have a high tolerance for no drinks lol. I always get thirsty, whether it's in chlorine or salt water I'm gagging for a drink when I get out. For chlorine I presume its the chemicals around, and for salt water, I'm generally diving in it, and so breathing through a regulator makes my mouth dry and needing a drink. Other than that I would expect to get thirstly because you are exercising your body and the fluids would need to be replaced. :-)
2007-06-13 01:10:25 · answer #6 · answered by QueenBee 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You DO get thirsty when swimming.
2007-06-13 02:20:10 · answer #7 · answered by Baxter's Dad 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Presuming you didn't drink the pool water;
your skin is an absorbing membrane, it can absorb some water but you would still get thirsty
2007-06-12 23:38:26 · answer #8 · answered by ben_m_g 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
im always thirsty when i get out of the pool. are you on some kind of drug that keeps you from not getting thirsty?
2007-06-13 08:25:24 · answer #9 · answered by swimchick 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you were a real swimmer you would find that you would get thursty as a 2hour squad session would most definitly make you thursty.
You need to push yourself harder in the pool but seek medical advice before doing so.
then you will feel the need for a drink
2007-06-13 20:27:54 · answer #10 · answered by PIP 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋