World: Protip: Don’t hold outdoor swimming competitions in 100-degree heat
- If the water temperature was 87 degrees, that’s so warm … it’s hard for your body to get rid of the heat.
- Extreme survival expert Ken Kamler • Discussing what happened to Fran Crippen, a U.S. competitive swimmer who died in a race in the United Arab Emirates over the weekend. Crippen was swimming in very extreme conditions – it was over 100 degrees outside and the water temperature was around 87 degrees, which is the average temperature of hot tub water. Hot tubs are already warm and sweaty enough without the movement. But Crippen was swimming a ten-kilometer race. source