warm pool temperatures

[Guest guest]

Hi Joana,

The pool I do aquatics in is 92F or 33.3C

The pool that the swimmers use here for laps is 85F or 29.4

So it seems that both of the pools I use are warmer than the one you

are using. The aquatics pool here is set at 92F or 33.3C because this

meets USA Physical Therapy requirements, and the pool is used by

patients in aquatic rehabilitation primarily.

The lap pool we have, at 85F or 29.4 is significantly lower, and

feels much colder to me - but for swimming laps is an ideal

temperature.

Your pool there at 28C is equal only to 82.4F here. Not real warm for

something like aquatic therapy or rehab.

Even at 30C, your pool is equal to 86F, just one degree higher than

our swimmer's lap pool.

At 31C, your pool would be equal to 87.8F - still not as warm as the

pool I use. You might inquire with your club's management and ask why

the temperature is kept at 28C. It may have something to do with

other people/swimmers using the pool, in other words, it is lower in

general. If someone tried lap swimming for any length of time in a

pool heated at 92F or 33.3, one would most likely have a heart

attack, although, once in awhile, I break out and swim some laps

anyway, lol, but like I said that pool is heated hotter because it is

a therapy pool. (What a cardio workout on the lap swimming I get!)

As for getting cold - sometimes after I have spent an hour in 92F

degree water, the short walk in an air conditioned aquatic center

into the women's showers is mighty chilly! By the time I get the

shower on, I'm ready for hot water again. So, perhaps you simply got

a chill from the air conditioning.

I always take 4 towels with me - lol, ok one is for my hair, but even

still, just in case of feeling cold, I've got an extra. In the colder

months I also wear heavier sweats and a polar fleece top to put on

after my shower, so I can maintain a good body temp without getting

cold. Right now, since it is 99-100F (37.2 - 37.7 these days, shorts

and a T shirt are all I need.

Hope this helps some.

~ Gretchen

[Guest guest]

Thanks Gretchen...

Yes, as you can see...it is colder for me...and people here find it

ok. I can not go to another place...does not exist here! I remember when I used

to go to the hospital doing Hydrotherapy ...yes, there was a very warm

water..and it was not a pool but a tank...awfull feeling to go there.

Now, I got this health club and I feel fine over there...but the

pool is always cold like that. I think I will complain again. I did

so many times before, they do not take any notice of it!

Take Care and Thanks again..

Joana