CRAMPS.... SWIMMING.... HELP!?

Question

Whenever I kick my feet quickly as I swim I get cramps in my calf. What can I do to stop this?

Answer 1

try drinking lots of water, stretch, if you already are doing lots of stretches talk to a doctor if it continues it could be serios.

Answer 2

Eat potassium foods, and drink lots of water BEFORE you swim to be hydrated when you swim, and when I say before, drink it throughout the whole day, and stop about an hour before you swim.While you're swimming you shouldnt drink much water.

Answer 3

Eat foods with potassium, like bananas, and drink water at least an hour before a practice or meet. You can eat other things and drink after that too of course, just make sure to start eating then.

Stretch around 5-15 minutes before you get in the water. Focus on your calves, but stretch other areas too; it's a good habit to get into.

Finally, do a good warm up before you swim fast. That goes for practices and meets. A good warm up example is this:

400 easy/medium freestyle

300 kick/drill/swim (by 100), choice of stroke

200 IM (50 of each stroke)

100 Free

Then do a couple of 50's starting the 50 easy and ending fast.

Good luck!

Answer 4

Stretch.

Answer 5

you should first streach

then make sure you are drining lots of water before and during practice

also relax your foot a little bit more.

eat lots of bananas to help it from cramping

Answer 6

eat lots and lots of potassium, and don't point your toes so much.

Answer 7

ahh this used to happen to me very often. so often that it disrupted my practices. however, as i developed more muscle and evened out my energy use, i started experience less and less cramps. so it just takes time, proper stretching (dynamic stretch before practice, static stretch after), and bananas help too! XD

good luck!

Answer 8

Maybe build more muscle in your calfs.