Swimming Before Gymnastics Meet

[momofchalksters]

If swimming relaxed the muscles and promoted injuries, wouldn't they put it last in a triathalon instead of first? Just trying to figure this out. Never been told it relaxed muscles.

This is a good point - I am curious about this now too.

 

[wandrewsjr]

Great point! Wish I would have thought of it!

 

[NotAMom]

I actually have been told that it's the chlorine in a pool that does things to a person's body and not so much the exercise itself. Our coach's daughter (L9 at the time) used to swim in school before practice and supposedly she had a hard time exerting her energy in the gym. But, I don't swim so I dunno. I do notice however that a dip in a fresh water pond is far more refreshing than doing the same in an ocean. Again, don't know what that means.