Do you sweat when playing water polo? If so, how can you tell the difference between the water and your sweat?

Question

Do you sweat when playing water polo? If so, how can you tell the difference between the water and your sweat?

Answer 1

no way possible to tell until after you are out of the water and dry

Answer 2

if it weren't for the chlorine, we'd all get ringworms...

Answer 3

good question, but i don't even play water polo

Answer 4

of course you sweat, you are playing a very intense sport

when you take off your cap and your hair is wet (and it wasn't when u put it on)  thats sweat...other than that you can't tell the difference and you don't feel grimy from the sweat.

Answer 5

You do sweat when playing water polo.  That's why it is important that you stay hydrated while playing by drinking water or a sports drink.  While playing water polo, you can't tell the difference between the water and your sweat.  Sometimes you can tell the difference between sweat and water when you've been laying in the sun and then slowly get into a pool.  The water around you will have a oily shine to it, since the sweat from your body will soak up oils from your skin.  But in water polo, you are moving too much to see the difference before they are mixed together and form a solution.

Answer 6

You do sweat, but not as much, because your pores don't open as much in water.  The sweat is salty, but you really can't tell, because while your in the water, the salt in the sweat will quickly spread out across the water.