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 ?
There are some regulations around temps for therapy so it depends on what the pool is generally used for and the guidelines around it. www.usaswimming.org/ViewMiscArticle.aspx
Your link redirects to a generic "Resource Programs & Services" page. What is the title of what you are trying to link to? I've read that both FINA and the Red Cross recommend 77-82 for lap swimmng, and 82-86 for lessons, etc. I've had an ongoing argument with my local gym about that, and at least the Zumba instructor is pretty assertive about it "It iisn't a lap pool, it is a dual use pool" "It is a lap pool 24 hours 4 days a week, and 23 hours 3 days a week, and a Zumba pool 3 hours a week. And it is considered dangerous for lap swimmers at anything over 82." Which inevitably leads to pointing to the Health Department's approval. I'd love to have something to take the the health department, but I have not found any sort of "official" document. She also says it is always set to 84, when it is often 86.
There are some regulations around temps for therapy so it depends on what the pool is generally used for and the guidelines around it. www.usaswimming.org/ViewMiscArticle.aspx
Your link redirects to a generic "Resource Programs & Services" page. What is the title of what you are trying to link to? I've read that both FINA and the Red Cross recommend 77-82 for lap swimmng, and 82-86 for lessons, etc. I've had an ongoing argument with my local gym about that, and at least the Zumba instructor is pretty assertive about it "It iisn't a lap pool, it is a dual use pool" "It is a lap pool 24 hours 4 days a week, and 23 hours 3 days a week, and a Zumba pool 3 hours a week. And it is considered dangerous for lap swimmers at anything over 82." Which inevitably leads to pointing to the Health Department's approval. I'd love to have something to take the the health department, but I have not found any sort of "official" document. She also says it is always set to 84, when it is often 86.
