Some swimmers have taped over their goggles and others will be hitting ice baths as they grapple with the challenges of an outdoor pool at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games.
Leading backstrokers Kylie Masse and Emily Seebohm have been working on ways to avoid veering into the lane ropes in the open-air pool, which gives them no overhead reference points.
Canada's world record holder Masse has been training outdoors in preparation, while Australia's triple world champion Seebohm has been swimming in semi-blacked out goggles in a bid to adjust.
"We knew it was coming so I tried to swim outdoors as much as possible this year to kind of prepare myself," Masse said.
"I've practised a bit outside, we've been down in Florida and Arizona for training camps a bit this year because we knew the Games were here and they'd be outside.
"A number of times you can be doing a really fast set or something then all of a sudden, wham, you hit the lane rope."
"I'm not going to go into my race with taped-up goggles, I'm just going in to do my best job."
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"The air-con in the village is helping. I've turned it down. I think we will have ice baths at the pool and we've got some in the basement of the village as well so when we get back we can cool down."
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