With the arrival of summer, each of us dreams of relaxation. Fresh air, gentle sun and warm water help you improve your health, relax and forget about your problems. Find out what is a comfortable temperature for the human body for swimming in different ages, what conditions are recommended.
At what water temperature can you swim?
In order for a person to benefit and enjoy bathing, the water must be in an acceptable state for the body. The indicator depends on the physiological characteristics, habits, and individual characteristics of the body. It is believed that normal temperature sea water is about 22 degrees, but many swim calmly even at 18. It is known that a large number of“Walruses” swim in the cold months at +10°C. However, it is better for unaccustomed people not to take risks, otherwise hypothermia may occur.
Very low and high temperatures should be avoided. A pond with a temperature of 24°C is suitable for refreshing, enjoying sea baths and calmly swimming. If the degree is higher, there is a danger of developing diseases. This leads to the active development of rotavirus and other infections that are harmful to children and adults. This situation is typical for mid-July-late August among the southern regions and on the Azov coast, so you should be especially careful when taking sea baths.
Air temperature plays a big role. If a man for a long time is in the sun, then immersion even in cold water may not bother him: the body requires refreshment. In addition, habit matters. If for our people the comfortable water temperature in the sea for swimming is already 20-22 degrees, then for the residents of hot Egypt it will seem cold. For local inhabitants, the optimal temperature is 24-26°C. The situation is completely different on the Baltic coast. There the water practically does not exceed +20°C, so it is acceptable for the locals.
Optimal water temperature for swimming in the sea for children
The most comfortable temperature conditions For a child to stay in water, 22-24 degrees is considered. If the baby is going to bathe for the first time, then he needs to be prepared, otherwise it threatens a decrease in immunity and a cold. You should go to the pond with the baby in June or mid-season, when the water is not so dirty. The baby's stay should not exceed 2-3 minutes, after which he is wiped dry with a towel.
Comfortable sea water temperature for pregnant women
The properties of sea salts have a beneficial effect on the condition of the fetus, so bathing is very useful for young mothers. For a pregnant woman to feel normal, the temperature should not be below +22. Before entering, the girl needs to cool down in the shade so that her body does not feel much contrast. In addition, experts recommend not staying in a body of water for a long time so that the body does not begin to lose heat. The optimal bathing time is 10-20 minutes.
At what temperature can you swim in the sea at night?
On the beaches of the Southern Coast of Crimea and the Azov Sea, many people prefer to swim at night, do beautiful photos in water. While this is permitted in the vast expanses of our region, swimming abroad is strictly controlled. coast guard. It is best to swim at night when the sea is calm, there are no waves, and the water is not lower than +21-22°C. Such conditions will help you refresh and are completely safe for the human body.
When is the most comfortable water temperature for swimming?
Depending on the location of the reservoir on globe change and climatic conditions around. The most comfortable sea water temperature for swimming is observed in the summer, although some people begin to swim outdoors from May, continuing until September. In addition, a lot depends on the air temperature: if you are very hot in the sun, then even a pond with +19°C will bring pleasure to a child and an adult.
In the Black Sea
In Crimea beach season starts from the end of May and ends almost in October. The warm and mild climate allows the water to remain warm for a long time. Besides, sunny weather creates excellent relaxation conditions. Comfortable water temperature in the Black Sea for swimming is from +18 to +24°C. You can take a dip in cooler weather, but there is a risk of leg cramps.
On the Azov coast
Because of extreme heat and sun activity on the Azov coast, experts recommend swimming before 12 noon and after 4 pm. This period will allow you to enjoy sunbathing and refresh yourself. All summer months have a suitable temperature regime. June and July are especially favorable. In August, the water can heat up to +26 and above. It is believed that at this degree the content of healing components decreases.
How is the comfortable sea temperature for swimming determined?
To understand at what temperature they swim in the sea, it is necessary to distinguish how the human body reacts to different conditions:
- Sea water 0 degrees. Swimming is only possible for a short time, otherwise hypothermia will occur. People who are accustomed to winter swimming can afford such conditions a little longer.
- From 1 to 8°C. Even for those who are prepared and seasoned, the procedure of dipping and immersion can be dangerous. Such water allows staying for no more than a couple of minutes.
- From 9 to 13°C. Unacceptable conditions for swimming, but safer for human health. Seasoned swimmers can swim for 5-7 minutes.
- From 14 to 16°C. Sea baths are possible, but not long-term. Staying in such water for more than 2 hours can lead to loss of consciousness.
- From 17 to 22°C. A cool body of water that makes you feel fresh. Acceptable conditions for dipping or immersion, but not for everyone.
- From 23 to 26°C. Optimal conditions for long periods of time in the pond.
- From 27°C. Comfortable conditions in the sea for long-term swimming, however, the development of microbes in such an environment is possible. Even the pleasant warmth of the sea becomes bacterially dangerous.
Sometimes it’s hard to imagine a vacation without relaxing on the seaside. After all, this great way forget about problems, relax your body and even heal.
The lifestyle of each vacationer is individual, some may dive into an ice hole during Epiphany frosts, others will not enter water colder than fresh milk. The average person often has a question: what temperature of sea water is comfortable for swimming.
When interested in the optimal number of sea degrees, you can almost always hear numbers from 22 to 24 °C. Some people are willing to argue that 18 degrees is enough. In addition, you can often see “walruses” - people practicing winter swimming.
Oddly enough, when diving, our body reacts not only to the temperature of the liquid, but also to the following factors:
- Sun rays and air temperature.
- Pressure.
- Vibration force of sea waves.
Thanks to developed thermoregulation, the body adapts to external changes in the environment and hardens.
The statement that the warmer the water, the better it is for the body, is not entirely true. If its temperature in a reservoir rises above 24 degrees, we can confidently talk about the development of harmful microorganisms, as well as such an unpleasant and “sticky” infection as rotavirus. Swimming in such a place can be hazardous to the health of children and adults. For example, "sea season" in Feodosia And Evpatoria opens after mid-June. If you want to visit them in , the water will reach almost 30 degrees.
For residents different countries there is a comfortable sea water temperature for swimming. Agree, the indigenous people are accustomed to much higher heat levels. But on the Baltic coast the sea is never warmer than 20 degrees. However, this does not deliver local people no inconvenience.
Optimal temperature for children and pregnant women
It is safest for both children and expectant mothers to swim in warm water, at least 22 degrees. Before diving directly, it is better to cool down a little in a place protected from the sun so that the body does not feel a strong thermal difference. Long bathing is not recommended; the optimal duration for pregnant women is 15-20 minutes.
As for children under one year old, their time in the water should not exceed five minutes, and for the first time - no more than a couple of minutes. Despite the obvious, neglecting these recommendations can significantly undermine children's immunity. After water procedures The child should be dried well.
How to easily determine the appropriate temperature
To better understand at what water temperature you can swim in the sea, let’s take a closer look at several thermal segments:
0 degrees. It is possible to dive only for a couple of minutes, otherwise hypothermia will occur. "Walruses" can increase their swimming time in accordance with their health needs.
1-8 °C. The maximum duration is 2 minutes; only physically fit people can afford this.
9-13°C. Swimming is possible for no more than five minutes, but it is better to be a seasoned person.
14-16°C sea water is quite suitable for those who like an invigorating swim, but you shouldn’t get carried away. Moreover, it is unlikely to bring positive impressions.
17-22°C– temperature at which a healthy adult can afford to swim.
22-24°C- most the best option. Swimming in such water is possible for several hours.
Over 27°C– favorable for the development of pathogenic microorganisms. Swimming is only safe for bacteria.
Vladimir Ostapishin, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, Director of the Research Center for Balneology and Rehabilitation of the Federal Medical and Biological Agency of the Russian Federation tells.
The most valuable component of sea water is iodine. A holiday at sea is the only opportunity to replenish its reserves in the body.
Myth 1. There is no pure iodine in sea water.
It contains bromine iodide (iodobrom), a substance that is used to treat disorders nervous system. Iodine is contained in sea water in optimal concentration, so a course of sea bathing can revive even the most frazzled city dweller. But for patients with diseases thyroid gland During rest, you should never refuse medications prescribed by your doctor.
Myth 2. Than sea water The warmer the better.
For comfortable swimming warm water really preferable. But for improving health, the optimal sea water temperature is 20-24 degrees. After all, the essential conditions for full-fledged thalassotherapy are temperature differences and physical activity, which invariably increases in cool water. It should be remembered that for each disease, sea water of a certain temperature is indicated. At overweight Swimming in cool water is recommended - this stimulates metabolic processes in the body. And sea water has a dual effect on the heart, depending on the temperature. When swimming in cool water, the heart rate slows down, while in warm water it increases.
An important fact: in sea water heated above 24 degrees, pathogenic microorganisms begin to actively multiply. Therefore, do not swallow water when bathing, and wash your hands afterward.
Myth 3. The sea heals, even if you just wet your feet in it in cool weather.
It is better to relax at sea during the season. Experiments have shown that the minimum time of sea bathing required to achieve a therapeutic effect is 10-15 minutes. It is necessary for the body to adapt to the temperature regime, for the pores to open and for the water-salt exchange to begin.
Myth 4. It is better not to wash off sea water. Remaining on the skin, it continues its healing effect.
The effect of sea water continues for some time (15-20 minutes) after sea bathing. However, you must take a shower afterwards. After all, being in sea water, the body not only receives useful substances from sea water, but also secretes harmful substances from their cells. Toxins released through sweat and salt remain on the skin. And if there are cuts, calluses or sores on the skin, the remaining sea salt may provoke
dermatosis
Myth 5. The sea at the end of summer means jellyfish, mud and crowds of people. It's better to swim in pools with sea water or take baths with sea salt.
Sea water extracted from natural environment, retains its beneficial features no more than 24 hours. Therefore, the effect of sea bathing in a pool is preserved only if the water in it is changed daily. In addition, the water in swimming pools is usually chlorinated, and this kills not only microbes, but also many of the beneficial properties of sea water. It makes sense to take baths with sea water only at home, remembering that not a single laboratory in the world is capable of producing sea water that would completely reproduce it state of nature. Moreover, taking a bath and swimming in the “living” sea are different procedures, the health benefits of which are incomparable.
The saltier the sea water, the healthier the sea.
Myth 6. The higher the salt concentration in the water, the more specialized patients sea bathing may be recommended.
So, a holiday at the Dead Sea, in which the most salty water, indicated only for patients with serious skin problems. Seas with low salinity (18−20 mg/l) and mild temperature conditions are considered “universal” and have no contraindications—these include the Black Sea and the Azov Sea.
Gargling with sea water - The best way his treatment.
Sea water - unfavorable environment for pathogenic bacteria. It contains components that have antiseptic and antibacterial effect. Theoretically, rinsing with sea water can help with inflammatory diseases of the nasopharynx. But in crowded places, sea water is so heavily polluted that rinsing, while getting rid of some microbes, can “enrich” the body with others, much more dangerous. The most pure water is located at a depth of more than 2 meters, from where you and I are unable to extract it.
At what sea temperature can you swim?
You can swim at any sea temperature. Another question is that not everyone will be happy with a wide variation in water temperature. Some people like the water colder so they can cool off. For such people, 16 - 18 degrees is just right, but this is cold enough water for most people.
19 - 20 degrees is also quite cool water, but such water is also invigorating.
In my opinion, you can swim in the sea at a water temperature starting from 21 degrees. + 21 - +25 - this is already a fairly comfortable water temperature. But for those who like it warmer, water starting from + 27 degrees will be just right. You can swim for a long time without getting out of the water.
I noticed that the further south the sea, the more high temperature locals are waiting for swimming.
For example, in Egypt, the temperature of the Red Sea in January is 20-22 degrees Celsius, for the Egyptians and those who have settled there this is horror, but for those flying in on vacation from our latitudes it is acceptable.
A average temperature Baltic Sea in July - 20 degrees and this is almost the ceiling, it is only a couple of degrees warmer in August (and only if the summer was hot). And not a single Egyptian or other resident southern countries It won’t go into the water at this temperature.
So, everything is conditional. For a person of our latitudes on average minimum temperature for swimming - from 18 degrees.
I start swimming at 11-12 degrees (April) and finish in November-December, when the water is 8-10 degrees. And there are friends who swim all winter, even when the water is 3-5 degrees. The majority of people like water at 20-22 degrees, but for me this is already a broth for growing bacteria.
Comfortable water temperature, as well as air temperature - from 18 degrees. Water temperatures between 10 and 15 still require some courage. The Swimming Association recommends 16C as the minimum temperature for open water (this is the average sea temperature in the UK, for example).
You can swim at any temperature that is comfortable for you personally.
For me, a comfortable temperature is at least 22C and above. But I swim even at a lower temperature, what to do? One year in Crimea (Evpatoria) there was very cold water in June (+17C). This water cannot be called comfortable, it’s cold. But when you get used to it, you don’t notice anymore, you swim as usual.
Therefore, everything is individual. You can swim at +4C (but not for long).
As for children's bathing, then better than a child do not overcool without habit. The optimal temperature will be 24-27C.
It also depends on whether you are local or a visitor. My friend grew up in the city of Baku and, as he said, locals swim in the Caspian Sea when the water temperature is at least 27*C. In the year 1980 I was on holiday at the Asari boarding house in Jurmala. At the end of June the water temperature was 16 degrees. So why not swim? It was a little hard to get into the water, but then it was impossible to get out of the water, okay. A little uncomfortable, but what to do?
People who come to the resort climb into the sea once they have arrived and at +18, I climbed in when it was +21 - this is cold water, and when you come out of it you freeze.
When above + 21 I was already more comfortable, but when I entered the water with a temperature of + 28 - that’s when I realized that I needed exactly this, no less.
Locals swim in approximately this kind of water in August, as they believe that the water has warmed up enough and they can already swim to their heart’s content.
It all depends on how the person tolerates it. I come out freezing, but the other one dried off normally and went again.
Everything is individual here. For some it will be cold even at +25, while for others it will be great even at +17!
In addition, an important aspect is the air temperature around. When it is very hot, there is a sharp contrast with cool water, but at the same time it is easier to swim in it. And vice versa, when there is no particular heat, few people will climb into cold water.
But in general, the most comfortable temperature for swimming in the sea the temperature is +20. This is something average.
The optimal temperature for swimming in the sea is from eighteen degrees to twenty-four degrees. If the water temperature is less than eighteen degrees, a person is quite uncomfortable and may cramp his legs (but many swim at temperatures of fifteen degrees or more), and vice versa - if the water temperature is more than 24 degrees, then it may not cool and swimming will not bring joy. And a lot also depends on the air temperature - if it’s very hot, then you often don’t pay much attention to the water temperature, you run into the water to cool down faster.
For an ordinary person (meaning not a seasoned person), doctors recommend swimming in the sea at a water temperature of at least 23 degrees Celsius, but last year I swam with my family in the Baltic at 17 degrees Celsius. As a result, no one has ever caught a cold over the past year.
Theoretically, you can swim in the sea at any water temperature. In practice, a temperature of 22 degrees Celsius is considered comfortable. But if the body is hardened and accustomed to low temperatures, then swimming in 10-degree water brings its own pleasure. How do you dive into an ice hole after a bath? After all, it’s about 2 - 4 degrees Celsius there!
You can swim in the sea at a water temperature of 17-18 degrees. Although such water is considered cool, it does not cause harm to health during a short swim. The water becomes pleasant for swimming at 20-22 degrees, but that depends on who you are. Water with a temperature of 23-26 feels warm for everyone, even the coldest ones.
On the coast of Crimea, in Alushta, such temperatures begin in mid-July until the end of August. And the pools of the Alushta relax hotel "Irey" - all year round. This hotel destroys stereotypes about holidays in Crimea, focusing on modern service standards. It is especially good to relax there with children - there is a program with animators, nannies to whom you can entrust the child and a separate children's pool.
At what water temperature can children swim?
By the way, about bathing children, children can swim in water from 21-23 degrees. The main thing is to keep an eye on them so that they don’t develop “ goose pimples” and the lips do not turn blue, in this case the child must be taken out of the water, rubbed with a towel and placed to bask in the sun. Adults need to focus on their well-being - general feeling cold, the same “goose bumps” and cramps.
In general, the temperature of the water is inversely proportional to how long you can stay in it - the cooler the water, the less you can stay in it. If at a temperature of 17-19 non-hardened adults can stay for 3-5 minutes, at 19-22 degrees - no more than 10-15, then at 22-24 degrees - already 20-30 minutes. At a temperature of 27 degrees or more, adults and children can swim for as long as they want.
Remember that in cold water a cramp occurs, which is not dangerous when swimming in shallow water, but if you swim far from the shore it can lead to fatalities. When a muscle cramps, it does not obey the person and begins to move quickly in small movements, trying to warm up. In this case, it is impossible to swim and man walking down under the water.
When does sea water warm up to such temperatures?
In our latitudes, the water temperature acceptable for swimming in the sea occurs in early - mid-June, in subtropical south coast Crimea - usually a little earlier. And it lasts swimming season Every year it is different: in the north of the Black Sea - until the first ten days of September, to the south - in Georgia until the middle - until October. In Turkey on the Aegean coast and Mediterranean seas the season is longer by a month, you can swim there until mid-October, depending on the year. Around the same time, the season ends in Greece; in Tunisia, you can swim all year round, except for a couple of months - from mid-December to early March.
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