Elbow pain with swim

I seem to have a minor case on my left elbow.  I really don't do anything because it seems to come and go.  I think if I have a bad day in the pool (probably because of poor form due to fatigue), it flares up...

In that case, I just try to focus on proper form, and it seems to go away.

Yours could be more serious, so going to see a doctor is always advisable.

Medial epcondylitis (golfers elbow) is exacerbated by things involving wrist flexion ... as opposed to lateral epicondylitis (tennis elbow) which is flared up by things involving wrist extension.

My advice would be #1) see an orthopod to get a correct diagnosis, and then #2) have a swim coach or advanced swimmer look at your swim form to see what corrections can be made.

Swimming shouldn't involve extensive wrist flexion at anypoint that I can fathom. A good pull will put pressure on your wrist requiring passive resistance of the wrist flexors, but shouldn't actually involve flexion.

Or I could be just nuts. My 2 cents.

SA-
Your explanation re-wrist flexion in swimming being essentially passive makes sense.  When I hold my wrist in "catch" position & push against it I do NOT hurt.  Wrist motion does not exacerbate the discomfort.  Now I'm thinking I may have bruised the elbow rather than having overuse-type issue.  Anyway it seems better with some rest.  Maybe I just needed an excuse to focus a little more on run & bike.

Thanks for the input!