By Braden Keith on SwimSwam
While temperatures will begin to recover on Saturday from the historic cold snap across the southern United States that saw Miami’s first snow in 48 years, a meet between Florida Gulf Coast and Florida International University has been cancelled.
The meet was supposed to be hosted by FGCU at their campus in Fort Myers on the Gulf Coast of Florida.
Saturday’s forecast is expected to hit a high of 68 degrees – only about 5 degrees below normal – but after a week-or-more of lows in the 30s, the pool temperature at the outdoor pool is continuing to work its way back up. Currently in Fort Myers, the air temperature is 53 degrees and the pool temperature is 73 degrees.
While the Eagles returned to training in the pool on Tuesday, the in-and-out nature of a swim meet makes it tougher to deal with lower water and air temperature combinations.
The two teams discussed moving the meet back to try and capture the warmer weather, but other on-campus events made it difficult to wrangle enough staff for a postponed start time.
Fort Myers is only a 2.5 hour drive from the FIU campus, and the two schools have been on-again, off-again conference foes, so this meet has become a regular stop on their annual dual meet schedule.
FIU won last year’s meet 194-106.
It appears based on social media posts that FIU will still get some intrasquad racing in at home on Saturday with what they’re dubbing the “FIU Heating Up Classic.” It’s about 10 degrees warmer in Miami than Fort Myers and is expected to get up to 70 degrees on Saturday.
FIU still has a dual meet next Saturday against cross-town rivals Florida Atlantic next Saturday, February 1st, before heading into championship season; Florida Gulf Coast has a two-day dual back at home against North Florida next Friday and Saturday.
Read the full story on SwimSwam: FGCU-Florida International Dual Cancelled Amid Continued Cold Weather in the South
Read More Details
Finally We wish PressBee provided you with enough information of ( FGCU-Florida International Dual Cancelled Amid Continued Cold Weather in the South )
Also on site :
- Islanders win NHL draft lottery, claim No. 1 pick
- Saraya Once Again Teases Potential WWE Return
- How blue car could be key to solving murder of mum who was last seen sunbathing in her garden on red hot day