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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There are very few pools here (Ft Worth, TX) that are outdoors + heated. Dallas has the Cooper Clinic pool; some friends have backyard pools. Most of the pools just are open between Memorial Day and Labor Day. My swim team starts in them in early May and finishes around October. So water temps vary between 76 and 88. The pools are not covered.
We don't have sunlight as much as in the Northern states during the summer, so the May and September workouts are also pretty much in the dark mornings & evenings. That makes the water even cooler. June, July, August are fine.
In order to heat my own 16yard backyard pool I would have to leave the gas heater on 24/7. Last I checked that costs about $10/hour and will raise the water temp about 1F/hour. So I don't run it except to use the hottub or if there is a hard freeze, happens about 1x/year. Water temps tend to be the average of the daily high:low.
Most swimming is just done indoors during the school year.
There are very few pools here (Ft Worth, TX) that are outdoors + heated. Dallas has the Cooper Clinic pool; some friends have backyard pools. Most of the pools just are open between Memorial Day and Labor Day. My swim team starts in them in early May and finishes around October. So water temps vary between 76 and 88. The pools are not covered.
We don't have sunlight as much as in the Northern states during the summer, so the May and September workouts are also pretty much in the dark mornings & evenings. That makes the water even cooler. June, July, August are fine.
In order to heat my own 16yard backyard pool I would have to leave the gas heater on 24/7. Last I checked that costs about $10/hour and will raise the water temp about 1F/hour. So I don't run it except to use the hottub or if there is a hard freeze, happens about 1x/year. Water temps tend to be the average of the daily high:low.
Most swimming is just done indoors during the school year.
