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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I know in years past, individual pools have elected to start their swim meet earlier to better navigate the heart during a heatwave. Given the extreme nature of the current heatwave (length, and 100+ degree temps)  is there a possibility that the NVSL will call Saturday’s meets? [/quote]

It is a pool. What am I missing here. [/quote]

It's not the swimmers that are the issue. It's all the volunteers that will be standing around in sun for multiple hours.  Ideally teams should set up tents for the timers and officials.[/quote]

It’s also the swimmers. 
Former lifeguard/swimmer - have you ever competitively swam (especially long distances) in a high 80s/90+° pool. It can not only impact performance but strongly impact peoples ability to cool down correctly. It’s hard to cool pools with the multi day heat like this, and now the humidity is moving in. You need to drain and re-add cooler water and it can be of limited benefit.[/quote]

Who has pools that have water temps in the high 80s/90+ right now? Ours is around 80.[/quote]

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