Its 6am in Texas, air temp 80F water even warmer.....
What is the best way to train for a 200 free under these conditions?
Yesterday I intended to swim 6 x 200m on 3.15 to check how my endurance was, but the heat took over so I tucked some backstroke recovery in there to cool off.
For tomorrow I was planning some broken 200s, but now doubt I'll manage 4 or 5 in a row, should I just do the same and slot in some backstroke recovery? Perhaps lose the cap and take an extra drink? Any ideas?
And before anyone suggests I swim the 50 free instead, I will be swimming that too this week. I would much rather be doing a 400m though.
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Our pool was 82 today because of the aerators. Not too bad for Dallas in the summer.
Ours had cooled down a fair bit this morning due to all the rain (I'm in McKinney, just north of you!). Not sure of the official temp but I reckon 80-82 now :)
Thankfully we got chillers on our pool in Florida about 3 years ago. When they turn them on, its great, they can crank the temp below 80 in the summer. But then the complaints start from the noodlers..... Regardless, much better than some days in 92F water swimming (or trying) in pools with no chillers or aerators, and having the lifeguards spraying the hose on us while we swam.
I can sympathize with all of you on this thread! I live at Sun City Peachtree, in Georgia, and our INDOOR pool hit 86+ degrees, thanks to the above normal air temp. and our (tinted!) glass windows surrounding the pool. The air temp. hits 90, the humidity is ridiculous, and the water is a bath. The HOA will (hopefully) do something about it. But, meanwhile, I'm training in it, because it's right in our community and the nearest pool is a 25 minute drive away (and $5 for out of county). :bitching: And, unfortunately for me, I have heat intolerance issues (medical), so it's not the best scenario! :badday:
Having said all that, I LOVE swimming and will manage to get through this until we can get the pool back down to the still-to-warm 84 degrees the noodlers complain is, "Tooo COOOOOOLD!" :rolleyes:
Could you get the HOA to get an aerator. A single aerator can bring the temperature down 3 - 5 degrees. At the Y where I swim, it looks like they made a couple of aerators out of pvc and a pool pump. It would make the water more enjoyable for the leisure swimmers also.
There are aeration systems available for commercial pools that will cool your pool 10-12 degrees. www.livingwatersaeration.com
