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!
Mermaid - so here's the rub. Your post sounds good on paper. In reality is where things go wrong. There is no way to have hot water for noodlers and a satisfying swim team experience. The two don't mix. Second, just try to dismiss the noodlers, good luck with that. Most USMS teams meet very early in the morning or later in the evening, when the administration is gone. This versus the hordes of seniors who hang around for hours during prime shift and berate the staff for water temps under 86 constantly.
I have two close friends who are aquatics directors and they both state the least satisfying part of their jobs is dealing with the complaints daily from the noodlers. Many times they will skip the aquatics dept and go straight to the head of the facility. Most of us lap swimmers are just happy to get lane space and the right water temp at a Y is like a miracle, so we don't complain much.
Mermaid - so here's the rub. Your post sounds good on paper. In reality is where things go wrong. There is no way to have hot water for noodlers and a satisfying swim team experience. The two don't mix. Second, just try to dismiss the noodlers, good luck with that. Most USMS teams meet very early in the morning or later in the evening, when the administration is gone. This versus the hordes of seniors who hang around for hours during prime shift and berate the staff for water temps under 86 constantly.
I have two close friends who are aquatics directors and they both state the least satisfying part of their jobs is dealing with the complaints daily from the noodlers. Many times they will skip the aquatics dept and go straight to the head of the facility. Most of us lap swimmers are just happy to get lane space and the right water temp at a Y is like a miracle, so we don't complain much.
