What would you consider as TOO cold?
In South America there is one indoor pool in the Andes I used to go to when I
lived there which was brand new and a great pool, except that they couldn't afford to heat up the water to around 79-80 degrees. They argued that every degree more costs too much money per month that they didn't have.
The average temperature was around 68-70 degrees(20-21 Celsius).
I trained there for several month but no matter how hard I trained, I was always freezing. Would you say that is definitely too cold or is it an individual thing?
I think the key to tolerating any water temperature is the air temperature. I have never seen any studies on this, but my observations confirm it.
In an ocean swim, I like 68-70 water if the air temperature is 90. You are cold for about 1 block, then feel great. I can tolerate 84 degree pool water if the air is not too warm. If the water and the air are too warm, I feel sick. A few times I have worked out in an outdoor pool in the winter. The pool always feels so warm when you get it, but during the workout, it is great, but the air is cool.
I think the key to tolerating any water temperature is the air temperature. I have never seen any studies on this, but my observations confirm it.
In an ocean swim, I like 68-70 water if the air temperature is 90. You are cold for about 1 block, then feel great. I can tolerate 84 degree pool water if the air is not too warm. If the water and the air are too warm, I feel sick. A few times I have worked out in an outdoor pool in the winter. The pool always feels so warm when you get it, but during the workout, it is great, but the air is cool.
