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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Threads like this are so eye opening for me as the heat is really not a concern for me at all that I have no need for all these cooling strategies at swim meets and I’ve been volunteering at them for years. The only time I’ve ever not been able to handle the heat was when I was pregnant during a heat wave with 100+ heat index.

I am multi racial, with Caribbean and African ancestry and some European, and I wonder if many of the folks who can’t take the heat are of mostly Northern European ancestry. I am not trying to be a troll or pot stir. I am truly curious. If you do struggle with the heat and are otherwise healthy, what is your ancestry?

I also find that I cannot take the cold at all and have all kinds of strategies for keeping warm in the winter and at winter sporting events that include heated mittens and heated seat cushions while others seem to manage it just fine. [/quote]

I’ve been volunteering for about 15 years, mostly as a timer, and I haven’t had nearly the difficulty that others are mentioning here. I wear a hat, drink water, and wear sunscreen. Spouse also volunteers officiating and was a team rep for a few years. After meets we go out to lunch and then possibly the pool later or other normal weekend routines.

Mostly Northern European ancestry as far as I know. [/quote]

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