i find the same thing particularly in choppy surf or big wave swimming. I found that is was almost like being sea sick from the wave motion and also getting water in my ears did not help. I now use ear plugs to stop the water and i use an old sailors trick of focusing on a fixed point to get my bearings. By this i mean that i pick a point on the ocean floor and don't take my eyes off it (except to sight) then when i reach it i pick another point. I'm lucky i swim in really clear water down under. If it's murky you just grin and bear it.

I get the same thing and have not found a cure yet. the longer I swim the sicker i become. I don't feel like i am getting a lot of water in my ears because it is covered with the swim cap but i may try the ear plugs. I do get very motion sick so i just figured it was me just being me. I don't know what to do for it. If you figure it out let me know! I would love to do a HIM or IM some day!!! Just don't think i can now because i would get sick in the water

I used to get nauseous from the OWS, someone reccomended Ginger to me. I tried it and it worked, havent had a problem since. I bought it in a pill form from the drugstore, but I think any form of ginger would work. I just pop one pill about 30 minutes before the swim. Hope this helps.

Ditto on the ginger here. It works for me for any kind of nausea. Especially crysalized ginger.

I'm always dizzy after a long swim or a swim in a race. I hate it b/c I have to take a mninute or two to let it pass while everyone is running past me. I'm gonna try the ginger too.

Usually you can combat the dizzy sensation by kicking harder the last 100+ yards or so of the swim. It helps the bloodflow.

I had the same problem..till I heard about the kicking thing like RV mentioned...started doing it...no problem now.