Is it too cold for swim team meets when outdoor temps are around 65F?

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Anonymous wrote:In this area, kids swam through the winter in outdoor pools during COVID. There are amazing photos of coaches dressed for skiing next to kids diving into water with snow on the pool deck and steam rising into the air.

Are the pools heated? I've yet to see a pool here in this area that's heated. I'm from the south and all pools were heated, but up here in the north it seems no pools ever get heated.

Some of the Arlington pools are heated.

Our Arlington pool is. Not all are but there are a few.

I think Tuckahoe and maybe Cardinal Hill?

Overlee and Dominion Hills are also heated.

Chesterbrooks pools are heated too.

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McLean Swim and Tennis is heated - just before Covid. Best thing they ever did!

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Anonymous wrote:In this area, kids swam through the winter in outdoor pools during COVID. There are amazing photos of coaches dressed for skiing next to kids diving into water with snow on the pool deck and steam rising into the air.

Are the pools heated? I've yet to see a pool here in this area that's heated. I'm from the south and all pools were heated, but up here in the north it seems no pools ever get heated.

In the north??? You know kids north of the Mason Dixon line are laughing about your definition of cold, right?

I’m from the north, way up north, and swim wasn’t nearly as popular as it is here. I didn’t know anyone on a swim team and we didn’t have community pools with wait lists like there are here. My kids aren’t on the summer swim team because no one in my house wants to swim when it’s cold or raining.

I’m the PP and also from the north. Agree swim wasn’t as big there as it is here and up and down the east coast. I’m first and foremost objecting to NoVA and the DMV as being in the north. Second to DMVers who complain of cold whenever it’s below 85F.

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Anonymous wrote:McLean Swim and Tennis is heated - just before Covid. Best thing they ever did!

Great Falls Swim & Tennis is also heated. It really helps early and late in pool season.

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Anonymous wrote:The meet should have been cancelled last night. Like someone said, MCSL B meets are supposed to be fun. There is NOTHING fun about standing around shivering in a cold, wet, windy rain and swimming in cold water. Especially for the little kids. Most people left halfway through (or earlier) and there was no cheering, halftime, snack bar, etc that makes a meet fun anyway. It was just miserable all around.

No one forced you to go though. It was a B meet, if you/your kid didn’t want to be there then just don’t go. They don’t re-schedule B meets, so there was really no downside to holding it as scheduled.

Amen. Don't stop everyone from competing. Just opt your kids out if they are uncomfortable or aren't having "fun"

What is with the quotes around “fun?” You’re weird.

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Kids were miserable. No doubt about it. Even if the water was warmer, those kids were joining those 'poor adults' the moment they were out of the water and science would agree with me that the kids standing next to those adults were feeling more of the pain.

I think we put a lot of emphasis on sticking with it, team spirit and the like... I feel teaching my kid that if they are close to throwing up, lesson learned, bring a thermometer to test it yourself, and don't worry about the wrongfully placed shame of standing up for your body-- especially when adults don't.

True, a lot of work goes into it. But the consideration primo has to be why we are all there at early hours in the first place: the kids. Financial (concessions) and man hours are real losses, but in the face of miserable kids-- or kids who are putting on a brave face and were glad they did it which doesn't matter sense if the kids literally cannot perform to the point of doing really, REALLY fake math to pretend the meet happened (combining scores)... nope. And yes, that math was to sort out who didn't want to let their parents down, who didn't want to quit when in any other situation their parents will expect them to make the wiser choice than to go along with something that is not okay...

I scratched on our time trials this morning. I'm just not okay with feeding into further confusing my kids about common sense things they feel-- it's too cold, Mom. Yes, it really is. Let's pile in the parents' bed and have a lazy morning of stories and giggles.

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Anonymous wrote:Kids were miserable. No doubt about it. Even if the water was warmer, those kids were joining those 'poor adults' the moment they were out of the water and science would agree with me that the kids standing next to those adults were feeling more of the pain.

I think we put a lot of emphasis on sticking with it, team spirit and the like... I feel teaching my kid that if they are close to throwing up, lesson learned, bring a thermometer to test it yourself, and don't worry about the wrongfully placed shame of standing up for your body-- especially when adults don't.

True, a lot of work goes into it. But the consideration primo has to be why we are all there at early hours in the first place: the kids. Financial (concessions) and man hours are real losses, but in the face of miserable kids-- or kids who are putting on a brave face and were glad they did it which doesn't matter sense if the kids literally cannot perform to the point of doing really, REALLY fake math to pretend the meet happened (combining scores)... nope. And yes, that math was to sort out who didn't want to let their parents down, who didn't want to quit when in any other situation their parents will expect them to make the wiser choice than to go along with something that is not okay...

I scratched on our time trials this morning. I'm just not okay with feeding into further confusing my kids about common sense things they feel-- it's too cold, Mom. Yes, it really is. Let's pile in the parents' bed and have a lazy morning of stories and giggles.

You need a heated pool next year then.

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Anonymous wrote:Kids were miserable. No doubt about it. Even if the water was warmer, those kids were joining those 'poor adults' the moment they were out of the water and science would agree with me that the kids standing next to those adults were feeling more of the pain.

I think we put a lot of emphasis on sticking with it, team spirit and the like... I feel teaching my kid that if they are close to throwing up, lesson learned, bring a thermometer to test it yourself, and don't worry about the wrongfully placed shame of standing up for your body-- especially when adults don't.

True, a lot of work goes into it. But the consideration primo has to be why we are all there at early hours in the first place: the kids. Financial (concessions) and man hours are real losses, but in the face of miserable kids-- or kids who are putting on a brave face and were glad they did it which doesn't matter sense if the kids literally cannot perform to the point of doing really, REALLY fake math to pretend the meet happened (combining scores)... nope. And yes, that math was to sort out who didn't want to let their parents down, who didn't want to quit when in any other situation their parents will expect them to make the wiser choice than to go along with something that is not okay...

I scratched on our time trials this morning. I'm just not okay with feeding into further confusing my kids about common sense things they feel-- it's too cold, Mom. Yes, it really is. Let's pile in the parents' bed and have a lazy morning of stories and giggles.

I’m so confused. You thought it was too cold to swim today???? Most of this thread is one year old about totally different weather. Today was lovely.

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Anonymous wrote:Kids were miserable. No doubt about it. Even if the water was warmer, those kids were joining those 'poor adults' the moment they were out of the water and science would agree with me that the kids standing next to those adults were feeling more of the pain.

I think we put a lot of emphasis on sticking with it, team spirit and the like... I feel teaching my kid that if they are close to throwing up, lesson learned, bring a thermometer to test it yourself, and don't worry about the wrongfully placed shame of standing up for your body-- especially when adults don't.

True, a lot of work goes into it. But the consideration primo has to be why we are all there at early hours in the first place: the kids. Financial (concessions) and man hours are real losses, but in the face of miserable kids-- or kids who are putting on a brave face and were glad they did it which doesn't matter sense if the kids literally cannot perform to the point of doing really, REALLY fake math to pretend the meet happened (combining scores)... nope. And yes, that math was to sort out who didn't want to let their parents down, who didn't want to quit when in any other situation their parents will expect them to make the wiser choice than to go along with something that is not okay...

I scratched on our time trials this morning. I'm just not okay with feeding into further confusing my kids about common sense things they feel-- it's too cold, Mom. Yes, it really is. Let's pile in the parents' bed and have a lazy morning of stories and giggles.

I’m so confused. You thought it was too cold to swim today???? Most of this thread is one year old about totally different weather. Today was lovely.

I’m confused too. We do not have a heated pool and the kids were fine. I saw maybe one sweatshirt and the rest were running around in their swimsuits. Even last year wasn’t bad (2023). 2021, though. Brrrrr.

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Anonymous wrote:Kids were miserable. No doubt about it. Even if the water was warmer, those kids were joining those 'poor adults' the moment they were out of the water and science would agree with me that the kids standing next to those adults were feeling more of the pain.

I think we put a lot of emphasis on sticking with it, team spirit and the like... I feel teaching my kid that if they are close to throwing up, lesson learned, bring a thermometer to test it yourself, and don't worry about the wrongfully placed shame of standing up for your body-- especially when adults don't.

True, a lot of work goes into it. But the consideration primo has to be why we are all there at early hours in the first place: the kids. Financial (concessions) and man hours are real losses, but in the face of miserable kids-- or kids who are putting on a brave face and were glad they did it which doesn't matter sense if the kids literally cannot perform to the point of doing really, REALLY fake math to pretend the meet happened (combining scores)... nope. And yes, that math was to sort out who didn't want to let their parents down, who didn't want to quit when in any other situation their parents will expect them to make the wiser choice than to go along with something that is not okay...

I scratched on our time trials this morning. I'm just not okay with feeding into further confusing my kids about common sense things they feel-- it's too cold, Mom. Yes, it really is. Let's pile in the parents' bed and have a lazy morning of stories and giggles.

I’m so confused. You thought it was too cold to swim today???? Most of this thread is one year old about totally different weather. Today was lovely.

Yeah PP sounds weird. This thread was about a really miserable Wednesday night meet last summer where it was cold and raining. I remember it because I did stroke and turn that night and it was awful. I also remember that idiot parents not working the meet were taking up space under the team tent while our poor swimmers were cold and wet.

Today was breezy and the water was cold according to my kids. But nothing like that meet last year. The sun kept them warm when they weren’t swimming today. I did let my kids skip warmup. Meets on 6/21 last summer should have been canceled.

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Anonymous wrote:Kids were miserable. No doubt about it. Even if the water was warmer, those kids were joining those 'poor adults' the moment they were out of the water and science would agree with me that the kids standing next to those adults were feeling more of the pain.

I think we put a lot of emphasis on sticking with it, team spirit and the like... I feel teaching my kid that if they are close to throwing up, lesson learned, bring a thermometer to test it yourself, and don't worry about the wrongfully placed shame of standing up for your body-- especially when adults don't.

True, a lot of work goes into it. But the consideration primo has to be why we are all there at early hours in the first place: the kids. Financial (concessions) and man hours are real losses, but in the face of miserable kids-- or kids who are putting on a brave face and were glad they did it which doesn't matter sense if the kids literally cannot perform to the point of doing really, REALLY fake math to pretend the meet happened (combining scores)... nope. And yes, that math was to sort out who didn't want to let their parents down, who didn't want to quit when in any other situation their parents will expect them to make the wiser choice than to go along with something that is not okay...

I scratched on our time trials this morning. I'm just not okay with feeding into further confusing my kids about common sense things they feel-- it's too cold, Mom. Yes, it really is. Let's pile in the parents' bed and have a lazy morning of stories and giggles.

I’m so confused. You thought it was too cold to swim today???? Most of this thread is one year old about totally different weather. Today was lovely.

Yeah PP sounds weird. This thread was about a really miserable Wednesday night meet last summer where it was cold and raining. I remember it because I did stroke and turn that night and it was awful. I also remember that idiot parents not working the meet were taking up space under the team tent while our poor swimmers were cold and wet.

Today was breezy and the water was cold according to my kids. But nothing like that meet last year. The sun kept them warm when they weren’t swimming today. I did let my kids skip warmup. Meets on 6/21 last summer should have been canceled.

Yep, anyone who was a part of a meet in the area on that Wednesday will remember it for a long time. Yesterday was much better.

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Anonymous wrote:Kids were miserable. No doubt about it. Even if the water was warmer, those kids were joining those 'poor adults' the moment they were out of the water and science would agree with me that the kids standing next to those adults were feeling more of the pain.

I think we put a lot of emphasis on sticking with it, team spirit and the like... I feel teaching my kid that if they are close to throwing up, lesson learned, bring a thermometer to test it yourself, and don't worry about the wrongfully placed shame of standing up for your body-- especially when adults don't.

True, a lot of work goes into it. But the consideration primo has to be why we are all there at early hours in the first place: the kids. Financial (concessions) and man hours are real losses, but in the face of miserable kids-- or kids who are putting on a brave face and were glad they did it which doesn't matter sense if the kids literally cannot perform to the point of doing really, REALLY fake math to pretend the meet happened (combining scores)... nope. And yes, that math was to sort out who didn't want to let their parents down, who didn't want to quit when in any other situation their parents will expect them to make the wiser choice than to go along with something that is not okay...

I scratched on our time trials this morning. I'm just not okay with feeding into further confusing my kids about common sense things they feel-- it's too cold, Mom. Yes, it really is. Let's pile in the parents' bed and have a lazy morning of stories and giggles.

I’m so confused. You thought it was too cold to swim today???? Most of this thread is one year old about totally different weather. Today was lovely.

Yeah PP sounds weird. This thread was about a really miserable Wednesday night meet last summer where it was cold and raining. I remember it because I did stroke and turn that night and it was awful. I also remember that idiot parents not working the meet were taking up space under the team tent while our poor swimmers were cold and wet.

Today was breezy and the water was cold according to my kids. But nothing like that meet last year. The sun kept them warm when they weren’t swimming today. I did let my kids skip warmup. Meets on 6/21 last summer should have been canceled.

Yep, anyone who was a part of a meet in the area on that Wednesday will remember it for a long time. Yesterday was much better.

+100. Anyone who says yesterday (which was glorious) wasn't a good day to swim was *not* at a pool that B meet night.

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NOPE!! They can swim even in the winter..kids are resilient...just give them enough towels

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Anonymous wrote:Kids were miserable. No doubt about it. Even if the water was warmer, those kids were joining those 'poor adults' the moment they were out of the water and science would agree with me that the kids standing next to those adults were feeling more of the pain.

I think we put a lot of emphasis on sticking with it, team spirit and the like... I feel teaching my kid that if they are close to throwing up, lesson learned, bring a thermometer to test it yourself, and don't worry about the wrongfully placed shame of standing up for your body-- especially when adults don't.

True, a lot of work goes into it. But the consideration primo has to be why we are all there at early hours in the first place: the kids. Financial (concessions) and man hours are real losses, but in the face of miserable kids-- or kids who are putting on a brave face and were glad they did it which doesn't matter sense if the kids literally cannot perform to the point of doing really, REALLY fake math to pretend the meet happened (combining scores)... nope. And yes, that math was to sort out who didn't want to let their parents down, who didn't want to quit when in any other situation their parents will expect them to make the wiser choice than to go along with something that is not okay...

I scratched on our time trials this morning. I'm just not okay with feeding into further confusing my kids about common sense things they feel-- it's too cold, Mom. Yes, it really is. Let's pile in the parents' bed and have a lazy morning of stories and giggles.

It was "too cold" this past Saturday? Where are you posting from, Maine? I'm all for common sense, but I'm not for raising my kids to bail at the slightest discomfort. Common sense, to me, includes checking the weather forecast and planning appropriately. In this case, that meant wearing hoodies and sweats before warm-ups and in between early events, and shedding those when it warmed up, which it did quickly.