pool water

You're not going to believe... I just did some conversions and... The pools where I swim (in Italy) are closer to 90 degrees than they are to 80! For those of you who know celcius, that's 30c or above! I know this because I complain about it all the time. I carry a water thermometer in my swim bag and check constantly. The other day a pool had cooled down to 26c, and it felt SO good! Too bad everyone else was complaining! :( Mary

Originally posted by 69gscal It's been some time but I too lived in Europe for a few years. If I remember correct, double the temp in C and add 32. That will roughly give the temp in F. (34 x 2) + 32 = 100 :confused: :confused: :confused: Nope, I must have forgotten. Anyone know the conversion off the top of their head? I believe it's (34 X 9/5) + 32 = 93.2 I know that 37C is normal body temperature, and this formula works for that, giving 98.6

Yeah, that's the correct formula. A degree C is 1.8 degrees F, and there's a 32 degree offset (0 C = 32 F). By the way, an easy way to do conversions is good old Google. Just type in "33.8 C to F" and it will convert for you. You can use this trick to convert just about anything. FINA rules specify a pool temperature of 25-28 degrees, by the way. That's 77-82 in F.

Where I swam this morning the water was 33.8 degrees celsius. I'm pretty sure that's about 90 degrees fahrenheit... :eek: I usually work out in 4 different pools per week. They're all warm, but this is the warmest. The excuse is that it's used for baby swim classes... Mary

I once chatted with the guy who ran the Olympic Training Center pool in Colorado Springs. They have found that anything above 84.0 is too warm to allow a vigorous swimmer to dissipate enough heat not to overtax the cardiovascular system. So that's a max target temp. And because the elite swimmers have so little body fat and spend so many hours in the water, anything below 80 leaves them uncomfortably cold after a few hours. So they keep their temp at 80.1 degrees.

Kirk, Are you by any chance of Norwegian ancestry/ Your last name is Norwegian. If yes, look at the thread about drills. Swim inthe cove at Bar Harbor. You want to be cold. In august it is usually around 49 to 53 degreas F.

Originally posted by knelson FINA rules specify a pool temperature of 25-28 degrees, by the way. That's 77-82 in F. Sure sounds good to me! I go for 79-80!

Originally posted by craiglll@yahoo.com Kirk, Are you by any chance of Norwegian ancestry/ Your last name is Norwegian. If yes, look at the thread about drills. Yes, I have some Norwegian ancestry, but I can't post in that thread because it's gone off-topic and that seems to be frowned on around here ;) I did see a good bumper sticker last week: "You can always tell a Norwegian. You just can't tell him much."

Gosh, I thought that was a Harvard man.....

Originally posted by craiglll@yahoo.com My cousin lived in Seattle for a long tiem. He died back in 1995? Have you ever been to Wanetchee (I think that's right). There are streets named aftermy aunt & her kids. Her husband was a contractor. My cuosin was a swimmer for their high school back inthe sixties. Wenatchee. I haven't been there, but it's over on the "dry side" of the state east of the Cascade mountains. I've only lived in Seattle for eight years. I grew up in Michigan.