I can't believe the summer is over - why do our outdoor pools all close on Labor Day? It's going to be hotttttt all week and now I'm forced to go indoors. I went indoors today--dimly lit, overheated air and the water temp was 82! My already dark mood plummeted to near postal. I am soooo depressed - anyone else feeling the blues? :cry:I may have to "crash" an outdoor pool in my area that may still stay open, but I get a little nervous doing that as I get older.
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I guess I'll stop complaining. In my neck of the woods, it never gets that warm so the pool is always around 75 degrees, which seems fine. In the winter, it'll be cold, but very rarely freezing. I do love swimming outside. The only drawback, other than temperature, is as aztimm points out--backstroke is tough. At my pool, unless you go pre-dawn, you can only swim backstroke in one direction--the rising sun will blind you in the other.
Oh, that is my FAVORITE temperature! 75-76! Perfect. When I do back, I just try to graze my arm along the lane line lightly every once in awhile and manage to stay straight most of the time. Gotta watch for the guard table so I don't crash into the wall though - sometimes I start daydreaming.:rofl:
I guess I'll stop complaining. In my neck of the woods, it never gets that warm so the pool is always around 75 degrees, which seems fine. In the winter, it'll be cold, but very rarely freezing. I do love swimming outside. The only drawback, other than temperature, is as aztimm points out--backstroke is tough. At my pool, unless you go pre-dawn, you can only swim backstroke in one direction--the rising sun will blind you in the other.
Oh, that is my FAVORITE temperature! 75-76! Perfect. When I do back, I just try to graze my arm along the lane line lightly every once in awhile and manage to stay straight most of the time. Gotta watch for the guard table so I don't crash into the wall though - sometimes I start daydreaming.:rofl:
