I have been really good and taking time off my 500....except for today...I Was extremely slow. My other times were from a colder pool than the one I swam in today which was rather warm.
Does the water temperature matter this much...I could have had an off day but alot of people on my team also had slower times in the same pool.
Whats the ideal water temperature?
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theres another consideration too,a while back our pool was too cold and i for one ended up with cramps(charlie horse)
Hey St. Clairsville! Glad your 500 free times are coming down. Yes, a warm pool makes all the difference in what your times are- esp. in a distance race.
Go back to postings starting on 8/4/03 to start with. There are many other discussions which go way back on this forum about temperature also. Good luck. Keep us posted.
Former Member
Carry out a search on this website for that info.
There has been a LOT of quite entertaining discussion about this !
I am happy to see this come up, the forum has been a bit quiet for a while !
Former Member
I dont really know what classifies a slow pool...and thanks for all the replies every one :)
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I profer 79-80, but 76 is better than 82. Harder to get into, though. 86 is good for standing around giving a swimming lesson.
Originally posted by aquageek
Most USMS member prefer a hot pool to train in, preferable 86 degrees or hotter.
Say WHAT?!? Anything above 82 is getting into uncomfortably hot territory. (Then again, I'm someone who heats up quickly, and cools off slowly. I know another swimmer who does not want *any* break between sets, as he gets too cold.)
I workout in a rather warm pool, used mostly for recreational and rehabilatative purposes. I'm not sure what the actual temperature is, but would guess above 85 degrees. I tend to swim slower times and end up very dehydrated afterwards.
The good side of this is that when you go to a colder pool (for a workout or meet) I feel much better and think I swim much faster. For awhile I swam at a university, where the water was much more appropriate to competitive swimming. While my workouts felt better, I didn't notice the drastic difference when going from a warm pool to a colder pool.
Other than feeling slower and needing more water, are there any other downfalls to swimming in a warm pool?