swimswam1003 wrote:
I swim outdoor masters in South Florida. Storms usually hit in the early afternoon during the summer so the earlier you can get into the pool , the more likely you are to swim. If practice gets canceled, don't get all worked up about it. Northerners may get to swim without issue. But, we get to bike outside in shorts all year long. It's a trade-off and your A race isn't going to go poorly just because you have to miss a few practices.
Side note: yes, all elite teams get out when it storms and the pool deck gets cleared. They usually have to do dry-land until it's clear again or watch swimming videos.
I'm not "all worked up about it" but rather simply started this post to see what info I could get from other swimmers about this issue, since it comes up every summer, and indeed much valuable info has come to light. Apparently, some properly grounded outdoor pools do NOT close due to T&L, as noted by dirt fighter above. And, apparently it may not be necessary to close properly grounded indoor pools either, as noted in Leddy's reference above.
Thanks for the side note on the elite teams; i would think they would move into an indoor pool if they had access to one, but then they may not have sufficient lanes in the indoor pool, or even have an indoor pool. Anyway, thanks for your input.
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