I coach at a YMCA pool (built in 1956 and is a 20 yard pool) where the air temperature ranges around 92-95 degrees and the water temp is usually around 88 degrees. Also, there is poor ventilation because the ventilation system is not working properly. Lately I have come home after coaching with terrible headaches. I worry about our age-group swimmers too because they are working out in such warm temps. The maintenance dept and Y will not lower the temp and have not taken our complaints as a priority. Is this a dangerous situation or do I need to just grin and bear it. Please advise if anyone can help or tell me who we can alert. Thanks!
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Yes, it was the blue muppet, a Pennsylvanian like yourself, that opened my eyes to the better side of Y swimming. You guys' Y's know whats up when it comes to swimming.
Like I said, my experience was so tainted, I couldn't imagine otherwise.
I have come to realize that you need to make the most
of the "puddle" of water you have been provided.
Those swimmers that have it in them to make it far
will most likely do so regardless of the facility,
as long as they have dedicated coaching and
the willingness to do the work.
Does a shiny state of the art facility make a difference?
I don't believe so.....
Yes, it was the blue muppet, a Pennsylvanian like yourself, that opened my eyes to the better side of Y swimming. You guys' Y's know whats up when it comes to swimming.
Like I said, my experience was so tainted, I couldn't imagine otherwise.
I have come to realize that you need to make the most
of the "puddle" of water you have been provided.
Those swimmers that have it in them to make it far
will most likely do so regardless of the facility,
as long as they have dedicated coaching and
the willingness to do the work.
Does a shiny state of the art facility make a difference?
I don't believe so.....
