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.
Holy smokes that is hot. More power to ya if you can swim a workout in that. Pools near 90 by mid day here half the year so if I don't get a morning swim in the evening stuff is technique/drill only. I hear ya though beefing does no one any good. Last time I swam a hard workout in high 80's water I was dry heaving in the parking lot. Never again!
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.
They have a nice pool,but the lap swim hours don't work for me.The 83 degree pool is the Lake Oswego pool near my office.The 87 degree pool is at a golf club near my home.It is 20M,which is weird,but they have a good weight room so I like to go there when I swim and lift.It is also much more convenient on weekends.
Warm water I do not mind at all (80 - 85°F). Hot and cold water (> 85 and 's not really the water temps that effect me, but the quality and temperature of air.
Too hot not only makes me feel sluggish, but I truly get nauseous and frequently get a headache even if its not hot enough for the nausea. And I agree w/knelson, if you train in warm water, the meet pool then usually just feels glorious!
Too hot not only makes me feel sluggish, but I truly get nauseous and frequently get a headache even if its not hot enough for the nausea. And I agree w/knelson, if you train in warm water, the meet pool then usually just feels glorious!
+1. Same here on all accounts. The key for me is to keep hydrated (before and during swim) and take more rest than usual. We also will cut distance set intensity and focus more on technique stuff.
When you guys swim in pools that are "too hot" what exactly is it that makes it the most miserable? For me, my shoulders get really sluggish and I just can't seem to keep a high stroke tempo the way I can when I'm freezing.
:confused: Let me get this straight... Some of you have access to outdoor pools? :sad: And LCM pools? :cry: And some pools that are BOTH outdoor AND LCM? :eek:
Where can I :wine: about that? :D
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I've come to the conclusion that it's better to train in a warmer pool. My reasoning is you will get used to the warm water (within reason--I would guess anything in the upper 80s is tough to adapt to). Meets will feel great when the water is cool and tolerable when the water is on the warm side. OTOH, if you are used to always swimming in cool water you will struggle mightily if you have to swim in warm water.
I swam outdoors in College (South Florida) year round. Despite aerators the water was easily in the high 80s/low 90s daily over the summer. You get used to it eventually. Most disgusting thing I have experience was when we swam a set and I could feel the sweat running down my face during rest in between sets. Never experienced that before or since then.
