In about a week and a half, I will have to stop swimming in the nice warm indoor pool and start swimming in the cold outdoor pool. The indoor pool is over 80 degrees with air 75-80, and the outdoor pool is closer to 65? (not heated) with air 70-75 most days. Is there anything I can do to make the transition easier? Cold showers, maybe? Or will it just be miserable no matter what?
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The bubble over our outdoor pool came down two weeks ago. Water temp has been as low as 73 in the mornings. Your pool down in Atlanta shouldn't be any colder than that. However, 73-74 is pretty uncomfortable, especially with an air temp in the 60s. Your body tries to maintain your core temp, so blood flow to your muscles is impaired. I have trouble warming up, and my pace per hundred is off by as much as five seconds during sets. When the age groupers are off, we swim in the indoor pool (since we don't have to worry about looking weak).
The bubble over our outdoor pool came down two weeks ago. Water temp has been as low as 73 in the mornings. Your pool down in Atlanta shouldn't be any colder than that. However, 73-74 is pretty uncomfortable, especially with an air temp in the 60s. Your body tries to maintain your core temp, so blood flow to your muscles is impaired. I have trouble warming up, and my pace per hundred is off by as much as five seconds during sets. When the age groupers are off, we swim in the indoor pool (since we don't have to worry about looking weak).
