After a great Olympic Trials, Michael Phelps is poised to break Mark Spitz’s Olympic Record of Seven Gold Medals in one Olympics.  See linked story.

http://baltimore.about.com/od/sportsrecreation/a/Phelpsrecords.htm

So after watching the great coverage on TV, what did you think of the Olympic Swimming Trials?

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Because of the many fires in California, we have had quite a bit of smoke in Contra Costa County.  Wednesday we had a health advisory from the Bay Area Air Quality Management District  (http://www.sparetheair.org/about/five_day.htm). Walnut Creek’s reading was a very high 149, and it’s predicted to go even higher on Thursday – 153 - with the following warning:

Unhealthy – Active children and adults, and people with respiratory disease, such as asthma, should avoid prolonged outdoor exertion; everyone else, especially children, should limit prolonged outdoor exertion.

ATOM’s question to you is: Should swimmers compete and train when the air is considered this unhealthy?  If so, should any percautions be taken, such as shorter races (no 100 yard events) OR technique instruction instead of yardage during workouts?