I work for a health club and we keep our lap pool temperature between 78-80 degrees. Recently, my boss requested some sort of article or authoritative piece justifying the temperature. I know I have seen articles in the past on 78-80 degrees being the best temperatures for lap swimming, but it was several years ago.
Does anyone know of an article they have read commenting on this? Any help or direction would be fantastic. Thanks!
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Originally posted by aquageek
It would seem to me it would take more energy to keep an outdoor Florida pool at 78 than 88-90 in the summer.
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Yes, it does, and the 78 was the pool temperature in the winter. In the summer they have to aerate the pool at night to cool it down, and in the good old days they would run the aerators regularly, which probably kept the temperature around 80 or so. Now that water aerobics rules, the guidelines call for the aerators being turned on then the pool temperature reaches 86.
The Swimming Hall of Fame pool in Fort Lauderdale is kept at 78 year round, and they aerate it regularly - also, I think they may have something that cools the water down before it is pumped back into the pool.
Originally posted by aquageek
It would seem to me it would take more energy to keep an outdoor Florida pool at 78 than 88-90 in the summer.
I
Yes, it does, and the 78 was the pool temperature in the winter. In the summer they have to aerate the pool at night to cool it down, and in the good old days they would run the aerators regularly, which probably kept the temperature around 80 or so. Now that water aerobics rules, the guidelines call for the aerators being turned on then the pool temperature reaches 86.
The Swimming Hall of Fame pool in Fort Lauderdale is kept at 78 year round, and they aerate it regularly - also, I think they may have something that cools the water down before it is pumped back into the pool.
