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 ?
I used to teach swimming at a club where the pool was heated to 84 degrees - for the comfort of the small children taking 30 lessons. This also allowed the pool to be used for adults doing physical therapy.
But the temperature was uncomfortable for serious swimmers. Much too hot.
And bad news for the many club members who have multiple sclerosis. They need to swim or do PT in cooler water. So all of them had to find a different swimming pool.
I don't think the higher temperature had anything to do with the comfort of water aerobics classes. These members, unlike the swim school students, didn't pay extra. It was all about the comfort of those who paid extra.
I used to teach swimming at a club where the pool was heated to 84 degrees - for the comfort of the small children taking 30 lessons. This also allowed the pool to be used for adults doing physical therapy.
But the temperature was uncomfortable for serious swimmers. Much too hot.
And bad news for the many club members who have multiple sclerosis. They need to swim or do PT in cooler water. So all of them had to find a different swimming pool.
I don't think the higher temperature had anything to do with the comfort of water aerobics classes. These members, unlike the swim school students, didn't pay extra. It was all about the comfort of those who paid extra.
