Possible ITB inflammation

Hey Cody! Have you taken any Advil or other anti-inflammatory? If so, did it help? Unfortunately if it is ITBS then rest from any activity that aggravates it for a few days is the only thing that will help. The foam roller and ice massage are good as well but your body is telling you it needs rest. If there is an ART (Active Release Technique) therapist in your area I highly recommend them.

Are you sure you didn't strain a muscle during your meet? Did this come on suddenly? I hope you get it figured out soon. Good luck!!

BTW - Do you bike race as well? You already swim like a fish!  

The ITB pain can present at your iliac crest (hip) all the way down to your knee (usually, but not always, the outside of the knee).  Mine was the outside of the knee, and I probably did have some hip pain, but ignored it and blamed it on a bad stride from a long run.  I went to a PT who stretched me like Gumby, then did some good glute stretches for a month and foam rolled twice a day.  I shut it down for 30 days, as far as running goes.  After a month, it was gone as fast as it crept up. 

If it persists, I highly recommend seeing a Physical Therapist or an Ortho to centralize the injury and get professional advice.  Something small now may blossom into something more time consuming to heal down the road.  Listen to your body and train smart, and your body will thank you.

Chris

Active Release Therapy! ! ! !   ART is Fantastic! ! ! !   Boy, I could tell you my own success stories with ART.  Go to the website previously mentioned, and find an ART guy near you.  Call to find out his history and experience with ART.  My guy has done wonders. . .   No, One Miracle and many wonders.

i had the symptoms that matched what the OP described.  the foam roller worked wonders but now that i am on my third one i thought i could offer a review.

the first one i bought was like the one linked in the quote from Cashmason.  thats an open foam white foam roller, they work pretty good for a short while but it doens't take long to wear out and it becomes almost useless. 

i then bought a TP Quadballer.  the thing is so hard its like rolling on a convex shaped wooden rolling pin.  excruciating to roll on, brings tears to your eyes, and i could only barely manage to tolerate.  not fun but it did help.

now i use another foam roller but its one of the blue marble colored ones.  its made of closed foam and is very firm.  doesn't become flattened and rolled out like the white cheaper ones and it was only slightly more expensive, about $30.  with regular rolling i have been able to eliminate the terrible hip (trochnteric bursitis) pain that was being caused by the IT band tightness.

hope thats useful 

If you feel no more pain when you are running I would say you are healed!! At the first sign of pain I would take a few days off, in the mean time keep up with the ice baths and stretching as preventative!!