Cold water swimming risks

RE: Cold water swimming risks

Former Member — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 13:08:45 GMT

the more people you can scare away from swimming in open water; the more peaceful the experience will be for the rest of us. good jarb! or go to the open water section and read about how dedicated swimmers train and prepare themselves for this activity.

RE: Cold water swimming risks

Former Member — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 07:19:41 GMT

The pool here is 55 degrees in the morning and low 60's in the afternoon. I hate cold water (basically just never got accustomed to it) so I'm wait a couple of weeks for whatever time of day get the water in to the 70's. By July, the water will get up to 110+ so I'll be swimming either 6am or midnight whichever gets the water temp down.

RE: Cold water swimming risks

SLOmmafan — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 05:57:09 GMT

I guess that is why they invented temperature controlled pools - keep it at a nice 78 F. Also chlorine!

RE: Cold water swimming risks

Former Member — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 15:50:27 GMT

Vivebene, when do you start swimming in the lake again? I plan to start as soon as it hits 50+.

RE: Cold water swimming risks

Former Member — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 14:16:24 GMT

Ha! I didn't even notice what web site it was! I was actually searching for cold water swimming health issues, first found a story about a capital hill man swimming in cold water, then this one, thought I would share. Only now, after seeing your post, have I realized it's a dating web site!:eek: I wonder why such an article appears there. I think practicing cold water swimming is helpful for emergency situations, just don't swim in icy water, and provided one has no serious health conditions.

RE: Cold water swimming risks

ViveBene — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 07:31:26 GMT

On a site called Search Your Love! :kiss1: (Hope you got some!) 15 deg C is 59 deg F. I swam all last September and October in water in the 50s. I don't plan to die soon. Before I knew better, I swam in water in the 40s. (I was skinnier, too.) Somebody was swimming (sans wetsuit) in Lake Michigan last wkend, along with relic floating icebergs. Water temp 36 deg F, air nice and toasty. An improvement over the Jan. 1 plunge, when air temp was 40 deg colder. People in more northerly climes simply swim colder. I could not match the cold water endurance of northern Russians or Swedes, or Alaskans or Canadians. :canada: