Originally Posted by
Steve B.
My competitive swim days, 60's-70-s, were before goggles came into use. We'd leave practice unable to see.
Same, here. 1960s-'70s. Though, I had a simple set of goggles. Never liked those things. Today's versions work much better, IMO.
I recall the overload of chlorine (or whatever other) chemicals the pool was laced with. Good for keeping the bad "bugs" down, but they did a number on my sinuses and lungs. Breathing in all that vapor for 2-3hrs wrought hell on the membranes. Painful breathing for an hour or so, following hard swimming.
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Suck it up, buttercup!"
^ Yeah, pretty much.