at my local health club, and won!
i just want to thank all of you who had this battle in the past--it was all of the advice that I read that helped this problem to be solved.
ah, cool, quick water. what's better than that?
:D
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Originally posted by Mark in MD
After being steamed in the pool, just sprinkle yourself with Old Bay seasoning and serve yourself up.
Hey, after swimming in the water in the Y pool across the street from my office, which smells like fried chicken, adding some seasoning would make sense!
My Y keeps the pool at 82F - not good, but bearable. Every once in a while the maintenance staff gets carried away with their adjustments though - yesterday the pool was 87+. It really saps your energy.
The best was when the heater "broke" on the indoor pool. The temperature was 74 at one point. It is a shock when you get in, but I felt like I could swim forever.
I never know what tempature my pool will be. One day it is 70 and the next day it is 90. The best was when it was hotter in the pool then in the spa. Even the old ladies were saying it was to hot. Most of the time it is in the upper 80's. Way to hot for me. But once again you get the excuse that lessons and older people like it that warm.
Originally posted by Toni
What about the opposite problem - pools too cold?
Is there such a thing? I've never encountered it.
First, jump or dive in and get the shock over with. It doesn't do you any good to ease into the pool.
Second, swim harder. If the pool's too cold at first, it won't be after you get the blood moving.
Unless you're talking about a 60' pool or something, but like I said, I've never heard of a pool that was too cold.
Originally posted by Mark in MD
Been pretty lucky at our pool, it's kept at no more than 82 in the lap pool,
We steam Chesapeake blue crabs here in Maryland. After being steamed in the pool, just sprinkle yourself with Old Bay seasoning and serve yourself up.
No fresh steamed Mark for me, but thanks for the offer.
86:mad: Every single day 86 degrees Its horrible. I cant swim with a swim cap I'll over heat and get headaches. The sad thing is that I think I'm actually used to it by now. I figure when I swim at a meet I will go much faster just because of the water temp.
Originally posted by Borntofly
86:mad: Every single day 86 degrees Its horrible. I cant swim with a swim cap I'll over heat and get headaches. The sad thing is that I think I'm actually used to it by now. I figure when I swim at a meet I will go much faster just because of the water temp.
Sounds like my pool. I start with a cap on just because it feels so good whan I take it off - and now that summer is here it doesn't take long for the cap to come off. :-(
its not normal for water to be hot except in geezers....i once swam when the boiler had packed in at our pool....it was freezing and i got cramp(charlie horse )YOU JUST CANNOT WIN
