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Old 10-27-2007, 11:02 AM
 
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I've read on several threads about the so called "Swimmer's Itch". Can anyone elaborate on what exactly it is? It makes me itch just typing about it.
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Old 10-27-2007, 05:51 PM
 
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Seattle Parks and Recreation - Swimmer's Itch

From the City of Seattle's website.
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Old 10-28-2007, 11:03 AM
 
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Seattle Parks and Recreation - Swimmer's Itch

From the City of Seattle's website.
Thanks for the info. It's too bad being surrounded by so much water that you can't even swim in it w/o "catching something".
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Old 10-28-2007, 06:18 PM
 
Location: Charleston, SC
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You usually only have to worry about it in smaller lakes with lot's of geese.
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Old 10-30-2007, 07:49 AM
 
Location: SE Arizona - FINALLY! :D
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Actually swimmer's itch is a lot less deterent to me than the fact that the local waters are COLD.

Ken
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Old 10-30-2007, 09:28 AM
 
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We have swimmers itch around here too. I've always been told that if you just rub hard with the towel when you dry off you can avoid it. Not sure if its really true though. :P
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Old 10-30-2007, 11:47 AM
 
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If you shower off with soap immediately after swimming, it's not too bad.

It does tend to be really bad in the sound. When you're out on the coast, you might not get it there. I've always wondered if it was actually swimmers itch or runoff (runoff being the #1 pollutant in the sound).

And yes, it's COLD heheheh
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Old 11-02-2007, 09:49 AM
 
Location: Colorado
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My kids and my husband all had swimmers itch when we went to Canada on vacation. they call it something else. Made my kids cry and my husband was almost there as well, took them to a clinic and they said an antihistamine and calamine. Few hours later it was better. Didnt affect me or my daughter however. It was bad for my other kids though.
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