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.
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Thank you all for your responses. Rob, I did your workout and it was fantastic except I couldn't do the press-outs because of the way our drain is set into the wall of the pool.
The good news is this week the pool has been at 28°C (82°f) so I have been in heaven.
I spoke to the life guard about the heat and she said maintance turns it up and she can't access it.. so everyday it is a surprise as to how warm it is.
The pool is mostly used by women who do laps with kick boards and never get their hair wet so they like it REALLY warm.
I am working in Paris and I don't really speak French so it makes it very difficult to complain about the temperature of the pool. My company is huge so I wouldn't even know with whom to speak. One great thing about swimming in France is if you can do a flip turn they think you are a swimming genius! They don't have high school or college teams so most people are in awe to see anyone, especially a woman swim more than an hour and do drills.
Thanks again, I will refer back to this when the water goes back up in tempeture.
Thank you all for your responses. Rob, I did your workout and it was fantastic except I couldn't do the press-outs because of the way our drain is set into the wall of the pool.
The good news is this week the pool has been at 28°C (82°f) so I have been in heaven.
I spoke to the life guard about the heat and she said maintance turns it up and she can't access it.. so everyday it is a surprise as to how warm it is.
The pool is mostly used by women who do laps with kick boards and never get their hair wet so they like it REALLY warm.
I am working in Paris and I don't really speak French so it makes it very difficult to complain about the temperature of the pool. My company is huge so I wouldn't even know with whom to speak. One great thing about swimming in France is if you can do a flip turn they think you are a swimming genius! They don't have high school or college teams so most people are in awe to see anyone, especially a woman swim more than an hour and do drills.
Thanks again, I will refer back to this when the water goes back up in tempeture.
