I must be getting old, I have only entered my outdoor lap pool once since it opened on Memorial Day weekend. The water was 74, but the air temp was 80. Nights have dipped into the 40's and this morning, I planned to give it a try, however, it was 64 degrees and very windy, cloudy and the water temp was only 70. I should mention that no one was in the pool either. Every summer I run maniacly to the sports stores in hopes of finding a wetsuit that feels NOTHING like a wetsuit and come home empty handed.
So, who's swimming outdoors now, with or without a wetsuit, and what are your water temps?
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Does anyone else's outdoor pool close if it's "too cold"? At the outdoor pool I swim at they've closed early a couple times because the air temps drop below some threshold (60?). The guards have sweats. I don't understand. When I lifeguarded at UCLA (back in the 70s) the pool was open year-round and was never closed because of low temps. We were out there with temps in the 40s on occasion (sweats and flip flops, sitting in a little guard box with plexiglas windows).
Skip
That's outrageous! Too cold! what sissies!!! My pool is never closed, even if it's freezing and pouring. However, the instant the alleged "thunderclap" is heard, we are thrown out of the pool. Where's your pool located?
Does anyone else's outdoor pool close if it's "too cold"? At the outdoor pool I swim at they've closed early a couple times because the air temps drop below some threshold (60?). The guards have sweats. I don't understand. When I lifeguarded at UCLA (back in the 70s) the pool was open year-round and was never closed because of low temps. We were out there with temps in the 40s on occasion (sweats and flip flops, sitting in a little guard box with plexiglas windows).
Skip
That's outrageous! Too cold! what sissies!!! My pool is never closed, even if it's freezing and pouring. However, the instant the alleged "thunderclap" is heard, we are thrown out of the pool. Where's your pool located?
