What are you doing the morning of Black Friday? Shopping? Sleeping in? Maybe going for a swim?
There will be a time for masters swimming Friday morning at 6:00 am. There will not be a coach on deck. I’ve posted a workout for Friday here. Use that one or one of your favorites from the Workouts page.
Have a Happy Thanksgiving!
The SwimSpray got here a day early. I’ll have samples in hand to try as early as Saturday morning (11/17). I hope it works!
We’re getting Wednesday’s back again! Starting Wednesday, November 28, we will be getting our (now normal) three lanes from 6 to 7 am.
See you at the pool!
Click here for the schedule page
Given air and water quality lately, this article in the Longmont Times-Call (published 11/12/2018) is not what I wanted to see. The upshot?
Recreation center staff applied a pesticide to deck drains during open pool time the evening of Nov. 5, according to Joel Reich, who said he was in the pool at the time and swims there almost nightly.
He said he saw barefoot lifeguards spraying the pesticide, and alerted the Colorado Department of Agriculture about his concern the next day.
In a case of journalistic “I know you are, but what am I?” the article changes the topic midway through from improper pesticide use to swimmer showering:
Chris Wiant, chair of the Water Quality and Health Council, in a May news release outlined why showering before entering a public pool is crucial to prevent the spread of germs: “Swimming is a rite of summertime, but swimmers’ unhealthy swimming habits can make loved ones sick. We all share the water we swim in. And although chlorine and other pool chemical disinfectants are effective at disinfecting pools, they might be used up by contaminants, such as pee, sweat, and dirt from swimmers’ bodies. Chlorine mixing with these contaminants is what makes swimmers’ eyes red, not chlorine in and of itself. Protect yourself and loved ones by showering before going in the pool and don’t pee in the water.”
I don’t think we as swimmers can do anything about bugs living in the drains, but we can make a small contribution toward improving water quality. Use the on-deck shower before getting in the pool.
Anyone else having a rough time with pool chemistry at the LRC? I’m all dried up and perpetually putting up a blue (or is it green?) cloud. Rather than continuing to whine about it, I decided this morning I’d give a new product a try. It’s called SwimSpray.
It’s a citric acid spray that’s supposed to instantly break the bond between chlorine and your skin. It comes in two container styles: the original, compact, 4 oz manual pump bottle and a newer, 6 oz continual spray metal bottle. Online reviews are overwhelmingly positive. The critical reviews complain that it takes a long time to apply, which is why they introduced the continual spray bottle.
I ordered 5 of the pump bottles ($7.10) and 2 of the continuous spray ($8.99). Yeah, that might sound excessive for a product that I’ve never tried, but it’s Monday morning and I’m feeling desperate. (And I wanted to qualify for free shipping.) I figure we can test it as a team, and I can sell you a bottle if you like it.
Let me know if you are interested in giving it a try.
LOCO SWIMMING 