Study: Temperature of Swimming Pool Not So Bad Once You Get Out

INDIANAPOLIS - A new study from Indiana University has advised casual swimmers that, though it feels really freaking cold when you first wiggle your foot through the water, the pool is actually not so bad once you get out.

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Insisting that you should just close your eyes, hold your breath and head for the showers, the report indicated that you'll soon forget about the unbearable temperatures as you head home for the afternoon.

"It takes a brave person to be able to jump into fifty degrees of sheer, breath-devouring water," said researcher Michael Chanton. "But once you just breathe in, count to five and jump out of the pool, it honestly won't seem as overbearingly cold as it did initially."

The study also found that swimmers of all ages were far less likely to experience sore eyes if they proceeded to to keep their head above water.