I HATE jumping into a cold pool; sure, call me a whimp, but anyway ... Does anyone have suggestions to combat this? I seem to recall that English Channel swimmers used to coat themselves with something (Vaseline?) to protect themselves from the extreme conditions of the channel. Is there a strategy that someone could share with me? Do body suits help?
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Originally posted by Conniekat8
We practice in an outdoor pool, and at 5 AM it's often not any warmer than 38-45F. It's getting out of the pool that I dread.
Getting out of 40F weather and into a 75-80F degree pool is not-a-problem!
I hear you!! This morning the air temperature was 34F, and the pool deck felt like ice. Getting OUT was the worst part. Brrrr! And that's worse when it's windy.
One thing that is kind of neat - sometimes mini-tornados form in the steam that is rising off the pool when they take the covers off at 5:45 AM. Kind of pretty. And sometimes we get to see a glorious sunrise.
Originally posted by Conniekat8
We practice in an outdoor pool, and at 5 AM it's often not any warmer than 38-45F. It's getting out of the pool that I dread.
Getting out of 40F weather and into a 75-80F degree pool is not-a-problem!
I hear you!! This morning the air temperature was 34F, and the pool deck felt like ice. Getting OUT was the worst part. Brrrr! And that's worse when it's windy.
One thing that is kind of neat - sometimes mini-tornados form in the steam that is rising off the pool when they take the covers off at 5:45 AM. Kind of pretty. And sometimes we get to see a glorious sunrise.
