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 ?
Well the pool management came thru Ok. They have bought in the pool engineers to show them how to work the system.
The water temp has lowered to 28' C,(82.4 F) not as low as the 27'C (80.6) that I would like, but i can live with it. Much better than the 30'C (86 'F) that we had a few weeks ago.
We have had a big heatwave here, 95' to 100' F and people were coming to the pool to cool down, so I think that helped the management to bring the temp down lower.
Thanks for your help.
Well the pool management came thru Ok. They have bought in the pool engineers to show them how to work the system.
The water temp has lowered to 28' C,(82.4 F) not as low as the 27'C (80.6) that I would like, but i can live with it. Much better than the 30'C (86 'F) that we had a few weeks ago.
We have had a big heatwave here, 95' to 100' F and people were coming to the pool to cool down, so I think that helped the management to bring the temp down lower.
Thanks for your help.
