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.
My advice on swimming in "hot" water, is to keep the distances short. It is almost impossible to do repeat 500's in water that is 86 F (my experience) but repeat 50's is more doable. This type of "hyper thermal" training, although uncomfortable and unpleasant, does result in surprisingly fast (compared to what you can do in the hot water) swims when you get into more reasonalby heated (around 80 F) pools.
My advice on swimming in "hot" water, is to keep the distances short. It is almost impossible to do repeat 500's in water that is 86 F (my experience) but repeat 50's is more doable. This type of "hyper thermal" training, although uncomfortable and unpleasant, does result in surprisingly fast (compared to what you can do in the hot water) swims when you get into more reasonalby heated (around 80 F) pools.
