Lap swimmers (former college, triathlete, and dedicated amateurs) tend to prefer a temperature between 76 and 79 degrees Fahrenheit. This range has proved to be most healthy for general lap swimming.
Warmer pool temperatures lead to higher energy costs and higher pool chemical costs, since bacteria grow more and faster at higher water temperatures.
While some argue that water temperature is a matter of personal preference, hot-water swimming can dangerously dehydrate and overheat even the most fit swimmers. In October 2010, a 26-year-old professional swimmer died from severe fatigue in a race held in 87-degree water.
Many community and YMCA pools raise temperatures to mollify vocal water aerobics groups, rather than requiring their trainers to provide active, healthy workouts. Also, many pools keep their temperatures higher because they do Arthritis classes in the water - and usually, warmer temperatures can be initially more comfortable for arthritis sufferers. 85 degrees is the temperature the pool is at in the winter here in Hawaii for the arthritis classes principally. Generally there are not significant complaints from the lap swimmers (many of whom may choose instead to swim in the ocean water).
The recommended temperature for a single use facility that caters to lap swimmers, children and elderly is 79-82 degrees.
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Swim a mile with 30 second breaks every 500 yards or so.
I swam the mile yesterday in 41:09. I belong to a swim club and am in grade 5, age10
a mile
He takes 4 days to complete
It takes me about 45 minutes, but others can do it in about 25 minutes.
You swim a mile.
0.5 mile = 880 yards - whether you swim or walk or run is irrelevant.
The 70.3 half Ironman is a triathlon not a marathon. It consist of an 1.2 mile swim, 56 mile bike, and an 13.1 mile run.
A statute mile is 5,280 feet long. It just SEEMS longer when you're trying to swim it. (A nautical mile is 6025 feet.)
There are approximately 3862.41 meters in a 2.4 mile swim.
a good time is 6 45