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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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?
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?
