I need some advice from those that train in warm water temps (85 degrees and above) and go to meets where the water temp is 78. This is usually quite a shock to my body and can cause my muscles to tighten up. Any advice on how to acclimate to cooler water temps before the meet?
There are only 2 indoor pools in a 30 mile radius and both pools are kept at about 87. I have no choice but to train in this and complaining to the management about the high temps seems to make no difference
Don't have any suggestions better than what has been mentioned above, but this thread reminded me of my high school pool where the heater worked correctly about 60% of the time. When it wasn't working it was either too hot or too cold, but our coach had us swim regardless. I remember one practice where the water was so cold that by about 30 minutes into practice the tips of my fingers and toes were literally blue. We got to get out for about 5 minutes to take luke-warm showers. Good times, good times…
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Don't have any suggestions better than what has been mentioned above, but this thread reminded me of my high school pool where the heater worked correctly about 60% of the time. When it wasn't working it was either too hot or too cold, but our coach had us swim regardless. I remember one practice where the water was so cold that by about 30 minutes into practice the tips of my fingers and toes were literally blue. We got to get out for about 5 minutes to take luke-warm showers. Good times, good times…
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