Of all the open water swims around the world, is there a race where there is a maximum allowable water temperature? If so (or if not), what is the scientific information or medical guidelines for a maximum allowable water temperature for open water swims (non-wetsuit)?
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Hypothermia Is a Significant Medical Risk of Mass Participation Long-Distance Open Water Swimming
Domhnall Brannigan MBBCh, BAO BA1, 1, Ian R. Rogers MBBS, FACEM1, 1, Ian Jacobs PhD, FRCNA2, 1, www.sciencedirect.com/.../REcor.gif, www.sciencedirect.com/.../REemail.gif, Amanda Montgomery MBBS1, 1, Aled Williams MBBS, FACEM1, 1 and Nicole Khangure MBBS1, 1
1 Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, WA, Australia
2 Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, University of Western Australia
Available online 8 February 2010.
Objective
To document the prevalence of hypothermia in a mass participation endurance open water swimming event and to determine demographic and individual factors that may predict failure to finish the race and hypothermia.
Methods
A prospective observational study in competitors in a 19.2-km open water swimming race in Perth, Western Australia. Pre-race information collected included age, sex, training and race experience, medical history, and body mass index (BMI). Body temperatures at 5 minutes postrace were measured using an equilibrated oral- or rectal-reading low-range glass mercury thermometer. Logistic regression was used to develop models predicting hypothermia (defined as a temperature of
Hypothermia Is a Significant Medical Risk of Mass Participation Long-Distance Open Water Swimming
Domhnall Brannigan MBBCh, BAO BA1, 1, Ian R. Rogers MBBS, FACEM1, 1, Ian Jacobs PhD, FRCNA2, 1, www.sciencedirect.com/.../REcor.gif, www.sciencedirect.com/.../REemail.gif, Amanda Montgomery MBBS1, 1, Aled Williams MBBS, FACEM1, 1 and Nicole Khangure MBBS1, 1
1 Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, WA, Australia
2 Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, University of Western Australia
Available online 8 February 2010.
Objective
To document the prevalence of hypothermia in a mass participation endurance open water swimming event and to determine demographic and individual factors that may predict failure to finish the race and hypothermia.
Methods
A prospective observational study in competitors in a 19.2-km open water swimming race in Perth, Western Australia. Pre-race information collected included age, sex, training and race experience, medical history, and body mass index (BMI). Body temperatures at 5 minutes postrace were measured using an equilibrated oral- or rectal-reading low-range glass mercury thermometer. Logistic regression was used to develop models predicting hypothermia (defined as a temperature of
