I know it is incredibly uncomfortable but is it dangerous? I swim at my company pool, they recently increased the temperature to 32 degrees Celsius (90F) from 28 (82F), the air temperature has remainded constant at about 84. I usually swim 4000-5000 meters but with the increased temperature I am having trouble finishing 3K. I feel like I am swimming in pudding, I hope it is the heat and not me just looking for an excuse to cut my workout short.
Also, does anyone have any recommendations for workouts to try at this crazy temperature. I have been doing a lot of kick sets ask quickly as possible in the hope of creating a breeze for my exposed head.. it doesn't really help very much.
Gena,
During the summers our pool also gets into the 90’s, so I feel your pain. When this happens I end up doing more stroke technique work, DPS, breath control swims, and lots of pulling. I don’t increase my kicking and I don’t do a lot of sprint work. And I’ll often end up doing a set of broken 50’s with 10-20 press-outs at the 25.
A typical 5,000 yd/SCM hot pool workout:
5 X 100 warm-up
4 X 500 1 – swim (focus on technique), 2 – pull (no paddles, breath every 5), 3 – Pull (with paddles, breath every 3), 4 – swim with fins and paddles
100 EZ
6 X 200 Breath control by 50 (breath 3rd, 5th, 7th, 9th)
100 EZ
16 X 25 kick with fins, underwater dolphin
10 X 50 swim, broken at 25 with 10 press-outs (*1)
200 Warm-down
(*1) press-outs: face wall in deep water, with your hands shoulder with apart on the deck. Press yourself out of the water until your arms are fully extended, then drop back into the water keeping your hands on the deck. That’s one.
Gena,
During the summers our pool also gets into the 90’s, so I feel your pain. When this happens I end up doing more stroke technique work, DPS, breath control swims, and lots of pulling. I don’t increase my kicking and I don’t do a lot of sprint work. And I’ll often end up doing a set of broken 50’s with 10-20 press-outs at the 25.
A typical 5,000 yd/SCM hot pool workout:
5 X 100 warm-up
4 X 500 1 – swim (focus on technique), 2 – pull (no paddles, breath every 5), 3 – Pull (with paddles, breath every 3), 4 – swim with fins and paddles
100 EZ
6 X 200 Breath control by 50 (breath 3rd, 5th, 7th, 9th)
100 EZ
16 X 25 kick with fins, underwater dolphin
10 X 50 swim, broken at 25 with 10 press-outs (*1)
200 Warm-down
(*1) press-outs: face wall in deep water, with your hands shoulder with apart on the deck. Press yourself out of the water until your arms are fully extended, then drop back into the water keeping your hands on the deck. That’s one.
