After a horrid heat wave, our weather in NJ is now in the 60's, rainy, cloudy and miserable. The outdoor pool I swim in is 68 degrees! I don't own a wetsuit. Any advice on swimming outside in this cold water? I usually swim 4000 yards so by about 1000 yards, my bones and muscles start to chill. I do prefer cooler water temps - in the mid 70's, but this is tough, since the air temp is so cool. The air temperature is supposed to go up to 90 in two days, which should raise water to about 70-72. Thanks for any advice!
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When the pool was built about 30 years ago the decision to not heat it was done due to budget considerations. It is a municipal pool (not a private pool) and the community didn't see the need to heat it. It is a 50 meter pool with either 8 or 9 lanes, a diving well and a shallow area (pool is Z shaped).
the pool opens in May for the high school swim team (they wear wet suits), and to the public on Memorial Day. The pool closes on Labor Day. As luck would have it--we generally have another 2-3 weeks of VERY warm weather where an outdoor pool would be welcome. The other problem is a lack of lighting in both the pool and the grounds. Very hard to swim late at night (meaning 8pm-9pm) in the dark.
The pool is scheduled to be replaced in about 1-2 years. It is an aluminum pool and has outlived its' expected lifetime. More than likely--the next pool will be heated. All that means is that when the community starts swimming on Memorial Day--the pool will be warm. What we're hoping is that the little blue-haired ladies don't start complaining that the pool is "too cold" and the operators then zoom the temp up to the high 80s. It's one thing to swim in the high 80s due to NATURAL heating vs someone playing with the thermostat!
When the pool was built about 30 years ago the decision to not heat it was done due to budget considerations. It is a municipal pool (not a private pool) and the community didn't see the need to heat it. It is a 50 meter pool with either 8 or 9 lanes, a diving well and a shallow area (pool is Z shaped).
the pool opens in May for the high school swim team (they wear wet suits), and to the public on Memorial Day. The pool closes on Labor Day. As luck would have it--we generally have another 2-3 weeks of VERY warm weather where an outdoor pool would be welcome. The other problem is a lack of lighting in both the pool and the grounds. Very hard to swim late at night (meaning 8pm-9pm) in the dark.
The pool is scheduled to be replaced in about 1-2 years. It is an aluminum pool and has outlived its' expected lifetime. More than likely--the next pool will be heated. All that means is that when the community starts swimming on Memorial Day--the pool will be warm. What we're hoping is that the little blue-haired ladies don't start complaining that the pool is "too cold" and the operators then zoom the temp up to the high 80s. It's one thing to swim in the high 80s due to NATURAL heating vs someone playing with the thermostat!
