My local pool has just raised the water temp to 30 ' C ( 86 ' F ) ! At this temp I am exhausted after 4 lengths. A full workout of 60 to 90 mins is impossible without suffering heat exhaustion. They have already had 1 swimmer collapse on poolside after swimming hard for 40 mins.
This has happened because a ' disabled swim group ' who use the pool for 45 mins once a week keep complaining about how cold the pool is. The pool management can't figure out the pool temp software so the temp is set that high for 24/7. It used to be 27' C ( 80.6' F ) and was then raised to 28'C (82.4 ' F ) 1 year ago.
I can't set workouts for my club that cause heat distress if carried out so it is a nightmare. My training is on hold until i can change this and I will have to move my masters club to another pool if not changed. Maybe ' Shaky's ' pool has space for us ?
Emmet Hines in his book says that 82 ' F ( 27.7' C ) is ideal for training, and that anything over 84' F ( 28.4 ' C ) is too hot.
Does anyone else suffer through hot water temperatures ? Can anyone recommend online research that I can use to prove the dangers of excercising in hot water ?
This hot pool issue drives me mad.
It was awful enough the pool was 86 most of the time but occassionally it got to 90 if some guard messed up the thermostat. The hotter it was the happier the water aerobicizers were.
Despite the fact that the pool manager is a personal friend and knew it was horrid, apparently some arthritis guildelines dictate bath water. Because, as I've come to learn, going to a pool isn't about fitness, it's about sitting in your human stew gabbing while sitting on a noodle claiming fitness!
I found there was nothing I could do but move to a pool for some local teams that was kept, believe it or not, too cold for me. The pain of the first 100 in cold water for a minute or so is much easier to take than sweating your way through a workout. You have to realize that lap swimmers keep heads down while the water "exercisers" have heads above water that they use to berate staff into turning up the temp.
Oh, it's so frustrating. Nothing ruins a workout like a hot pool!
This hot pool issue drives me mad.
It was awful enough the pool was 86 most of the time but occassionally it got to 90 if some guard messed up the thermostat. The hotter it was the happier the water aerobicizers were.
Despite the fact that the pool manager is a personal friend and knew it was horrid, apparently some arthritis guildelines dictate bath water. Because, as I've come to learn, going to a pool isn't about fitness, it's about sitting in your human stew gabbing while sitting on a noodle claiming fitness!
I found there was nothing I could do but move to a pool for some local teams that was kept, believe it or not, too cold for me. The pain of the first 100 in cold water for a minute or so is much easier to take than sweating your way through a workout. You have to realize that lap swimmers keep heads down while the water "exercisers" have heads above water that they use to berate staff into turning up the temp.
Oh, it's so frustrating. Nothing ruins a workout like a hot pool!
