By: Kameron Heft

Recently, there has been a heat wave sweeping across the nation. Ohio is part of this heated issue.

Estimates showed that the temperatures for the week of August 20 were expected to be at around 100℉. The last recorded temperature to be that hot was in 1934 at 113℉ according to the Ohio History Central.

“Expect temperatures up to 96 degrees and a heat index reaching up to 110,” Axios Columbus said. 

People who were active in outside sports were greatly affected by the heat in August which resulted in many sports taking precautions with less difficult exercises or canceling practices.

“I get very nauseous and headaches in the heat,” senior Brayden Moore said. “It’s overall horrible.” Moore runs for Bellbrook cross country. 

“I do rowing for Dayton Boat Club,” senior Melody Poteet said. “It’s two hours outdoors every day. It was really hard to row in that heat cause you are already sweating a lot so that was really harsh.”

Many coaches for different sports had to consider whether to let their team practice in hot conditions or cancel it for their team’s health.

“We almost canceled practice because of the heat,” Moore said. “I went out with a couple of people to do the run, and then we just sat for a bit.”

“All [the coaches] would say is to bring extra water and that was it,” Poteet said. “I find it interesting that people were outside doing physical activity in that heat.”