.... and another thing... How warm does the water in your pools get in the summer? I am finding that the older I get (I'm 45 now) the less tolerance I have to swimming hard sets in hot water. It is as though my muscles are lulled to sleep, and at the same time that my heart starts pounding to hard to be able to put together a quality set. I need way more rest after hard 100s/200s and my endurance or ability to hold a decent pace on 400s+ seems to vanish. I start noticing this effect at 83 degrees. By 87 degrees, i might as well do the whole workout = drills and breath control. By October things have cooled down enough to not feel like I am hard boiling my eggs any more, and by December my pool is in the low to mid 70s again...so I'm happy again.
So, how hot are the pools you are swimming in, and do you have the same issues with warm water affecting your workouts as we do???
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Is there a pool in Houston that is under 83? I remember back in the 70s when they put couple of tons of ice in the DADs Club pool for the age group long course championships between the prelims and finals. It still felt like bathwater
That same pool was 81 last weekend when I swam in it. And I am 4 minutes away so I can check again if you would like! I think it is because of the air-raters (have no idea how to spell that). They work
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Is there a pool in Houston that is under 83? I remember back in the 70s when they put couple of tons of ice in the DADs Club pool for the age group long course championships between the prelims and finals. It still felt like bathwater
That same pool was 81 last weekend when I swam in it. And I am 4 minutes away so I can check again if you would like! I think it is because of the air-raters (have no idea how to spell that). They work
