The pool was 85 degrees today. The motor on the exhaust fans is broken and won't be fixed until the pool closes in the summer. We can't open the outside doors on school days for safety reasons. School is still in session, so the gym teachers still have a say and frankly, are listened to more than an extra-curricular swim coach. SHUT UP ABOUT IT! :bitching: Constantly whining about the temperature of the water is not accomplishing anything. There is nothing anyone can do about it. The coach is constantly in contact with the custodians and the superintendent about the issue. SUCK IT UP OR STAY HOME. Look at the positives....1. They let us in at 5:15 AM 2. They do an amazing job of keeping the water crystal clear all the time! 3. We have the luxury of swimming long course, indoors, in April, in Pennsylvania! Phew. I feel better now. Thanks.
We had temps of 86 (at 5:30am) for about a month before the city would turn off the heaters. I can feel your pain. Then in one week, they not only turned off the heaters and kept the tarps off, they turned on the aerators. Pool temp by the end of the week: 79! It's glorious!
Way to stay positive in the face of so much negativism though, you are to be commended!
For some reason, our pool in Southern VT is often or normally in that temp range. Not sure why they keep it there. Maybe for older folks in exercise classes? But anyways, I think of it as kind of like the swimming equivalent of high-altitude training for runners! And it sure makes getting into the pool (my least favorite moment of the swim) easy.
In the past six days, counting today, I will have swum in five different pools. All with different temperatures, all outdoor pools. With the exception of one pool, which normally runs pretty warm, all the pools were fairly cool. Two of the pools were just at that temperature where its only cool when you stop swimming. I'll take the cool pools over the warm pool when swimming outdoors during daylight hours. I'll take the warm pool during fall and winter.
lol. You could institute the "Two Positives for Every Negative" rule we used on my college team. For every negative comment you owe two positive ones. You've already done your part :)
its only 85?
man, what kind of story would we hear if the water hit 90 or 91 like it does here in the summer?
i usually bring my rubber ducky and mr bubble. makes workout much better.
of course right now i'm dreaming of trying to do just 1 stroke.
I swim at 2 pools.One is 83.5 degrees,the other has risen to 87.5 degrees.Guess which on I like better.Can I whine about the hot one now :bitching: .
Do you happen to go to the Canby Swim Center?? I used to work there, along with being a coach for the age group team there back in the early 2000s.
The lack of air circulation makes it feel worse than it really is. I do, however, have a family of rubber duckies in my equipment bag that come out on days like today.
its only 85?
man, what kind of story would we hear if the water hit 90 or 91 like it does here in the summer?
Exactly. When I see complaints about water temp being 85, I just roll my eyes. Come to the metro Phoenix area in August, and you'll definitely see warmer. There have been times when the water has been 90F for workout. We swim outside, and they do use aerators overnight. But when the air temp gets up to 115+ during the day, and overnight lows are only 90 (if that low), well the water stays warm.
Im complaining because the water is so cold. I didn't wake up in time to eat breakfast, so I went on an empty stomach. Worst mistake of my life, I probably used a crap ton of calories to just stay warm. Calories I didn't have..
