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 ?
conditions in the outdoor 50m pool I swim in. The thing is heated by those above(--meaning God) so you can complain all you want about the temperature and no one on earth can change it! The first weeks in early June are TOO cold and in some summers (not this one for sure) you almost need a few tons of ice to cool it down. This does prevent the complaints of "too cold" from the daily water aerobics class that meets here and the kiddies taking lessons (at 11am) just have to shiver if they're cold. At least the high school pool I swim in during the winter is kept at a decent temp. thanks to the swim coach who has 2 practices a day. The only time it is "warmed up" is late on Friday nights for the Saturday AM classes. That pool is 50 years old and due to be replaced in the next year or two.
Regarding the "warming" of the pool in the last hours of the evening--I guess the people running that pool have NEVER heard of timers or computer programs to control water temp?
conditions in the outdoor 50m pool I swim in. The thing is heated by those above(--meaning God) so you can complain all you want about the temperature and no one on earth can change it! The first weeks in early June are TOO cold and in some summers (not this one for sure) you almost need a few tons of ice to cool it down. This does prevent the complaints of "too cold" from the daily water aerobics class that meets here and the kiddies taking lessons (at 11am) just have to shiver if they're cold. At least the high school pool I swim in during the winter is kept at a decent temp. thanks to the swim coach who has 2 practices a day. The only time it is "warmed up" is late on Friday nights for the Saturday AM classes. That pool is 50 years old and due to be replaced in the next year or two.
Regarding the "warming" of the pool in the last hours of the evening--I guess the people running that pool have NEVER heard of timers or computer programs to control water temp?
