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 ?
That seems like a drastic overstatement. Just because over 82 is outside the recommended range doesn't make it dangerous. I think you'll be hard pressed to find many pools that are used for various activities that keep the water temp lower than about 84.
Yeah, you're probably not talking "dangerous" for a healthy person (from a heat standpoint, not buildup of bacteria/ickies like Mike cited) until about 90 or so. Skin temp is cooler than body temp, maybe like 92? So you can still get some heat transfer until you get to that temp. Obviously not ideal for performance, though.
That seems like a drastic overstatement. Just because over 82 is outside the recommended range doesn't make it dangerous. I think you'll be hard pressed to find many pools that are used for various activities that keep the water temp lower than about 84.
Yeah, you're probably not talking "dangerous" for a healthy person (from a heat standpoint, not buildup of bacteria/ickies like Mike cited) until about 90 or so. Skin temp is cooler than body temp, maybe like 92? So you can still get some heat transfer until you get to that temp. Obviously not ideal for performance, though.
