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!
The only outdoor pools that were not heated that I've ever been in were at hotels and apartment complexes. They really make outdoor lap pools without heating? Is this an east coast thing? Do they get covered at night? Brrr... makes me to shiver just thinking about swimming in the cold in a cold pool.
Yes, they really make outdoor pools without heat. No, they are not covered at night. But, it does get pretty hot in July, June is ok, August usually hot as well. No need for heat, or water would go up to 90+ which is almost as bad as 68! It's ironic - in Florida when I go there in mid-October, all their pools are so hot! They heat them in Florida where it's hot year round. Makes no sense to me.:shakeshead:
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.
Yes, they really make outdoor pools without heat. No, they are not covered at night. But, it does get pretty hot in July, June is ok, August usually hot as well. No need for heat, or water would go up to 90+ which is almost as bad as 68! It's ironic - in Florida when I go there in mid-October, all their pools are so hot! They heat them in Florida where it's hot year round. Makes no sense to me.:shakeshead:
My (outdoor) pool has gone up to around 90 a couple of times this summer, without being heated (except by the sun) -- not this past week though. :sad:
Ditto here.
You grew up in, more or less, latitude 33.76 N (Atlanta's coordinates).
I grew up 3+ degrees (deeper) South of you (Cairo 30.02 N)
I'm not from here. I'm from 28 82 (Clearwater FL). Atlanta is way too far north for me to call home. Any place above the frost line is unhuman and insane.
Every time I drive on I-75 and see the line of people coming down, I never ask why; but, what took you so long.
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Not a heated pool? That's freezing.
Swim fast and kick a TON.
Not heated, which I am happy for, because it would exceed 100 in July. I would swim fast if I could. I start out feeling ok, then within 1/2 hour or so, muscles start to feel R E A L L Y H E A V Y and it's like swimming through sand after awhile. Now if it were 90 out, I could handle it. But 60, rainy and cloudy? Brutal.
Our outdoor pool decided to close at 6 because nobody showed up for open swim. Needless to say I was not happy at 6:30 when I had to go inside to the 25Y pool, which was mobbed. Trying to swim 7x500's is a real burden in there...I lost count and got dizzy from all the flipturns...
Same problem here in PA except I swim in the evening so NO sun to warm up the water AND we're got the sun setting shortly after 8pm (for an 8pm start time).
Municipal pool--not heated but 50 meters. They're looking to replace it with a heated pool and we're PRAYING that we still get a 50 meter pool instead of some kind of water park. It's a community pool NOT an area pool.
Where in PA? I'm in NJ. There is one advantage -- in the evening, the water has warmed up a bit. Good luck with your new pool.
