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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://community.usms.org/cfs-file/__key/system/syndication/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>Waterproof Oil/Lotion</title><link>https://community.usms.org/swimming/f/general/12941/waterproof-oil-lotion</link><description>What oil/lotion do you use on skin before a meet to cut time? Is baby oil ok to use before a race or is there another commercial product specifically designed for swimming competition? Thanks.</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>Telligent Community 12</generator><item><title>RE: Waterproof Oil/Lotion</title><link>https://community.usms.org/thread/203362?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Dec 2017 09:03:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:7ee54954-4cba-48ef-aa27-9e5ea52fca48</guid><dc:creator>Former Member</dc:creator><description>Mobil 1 10W30 :D

Or Valvoline :bliss:&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: Waterproof Oil/Lotion</title><link>https://community.usms.org/thread/203356?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Nov 2017 09:25:48 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:ec0cbac1-173c-406b-a9f5-47d94e8c3823</guid><dc:creator>BobBruce</dc:creator><description>To answer Force&amp;#39;s question...
1.  Because it is allowed in 102.21.1B as swimwear 
2.  Because it keeps the hair from my rapidly balding head out of my eyes. :-)&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: Waterproof Oil/Lotion</title><link>https://community.usms.org/thread/203349?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Nov 2017 09:18:40 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:cd43ad09-a54a-4860-970f-a2f6a9e483bc</guid><dc:creator>ForceDJ</dc:creator><description>102.12.1E No swimmer is permitted to wear or use any device or substance to enhance speed, pace, buoyancy, or endurance during a race (such as webbed gloves, fins, power bands, adhesive substances, snorkels, neoprene caps, etc.). Goggles may be worn, and rubdown oil applied if not considered excessive by the referee...

So then why do we wear silicone/latex swim caps?

Dan&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: Waterproof Oil/Lotion</title><link>https://community.usms.org/thread/203322?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Nov 2017 12:01:27 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:ebdfa066-4bb2-45e9-8e90-76672826216a</guid><dc:creator>__steve__</dc:creator><description>Mobil 1 10W30 :D:shakeshead: 
Royal Purple XPR 10W40&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: Waterproof Oil/Lotion</title><link>https://community.usms.org/thread/203314?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Nov 2017 11:03:20 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:94842288-94ee-47e4-a864-5f2a3b2000aa</guid><dc:creator>Allen Stark</dc:creator><description>It is no longer legal to use oils etc. for the purpose of swimming faster.&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: Waterproof Oil/Lotion</title><link>https://community.usms.org/thread/203305?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Nov 2017 10:40:03 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:86e82c52-21cc-475b-936b-572287b2124b</guid><dc:creator>Sojerz</dc:creator><description>Mobil 1 10W30 :D&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: Waterproof Oil/Lotion</title><link>https://community.usms.org/thread/203340?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Nov 2017 04:34:50 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:302bcad4-aff3-4188-8189-d3ce529aead9</guid><dc:creator>Rob Copeland</dc:creator><description>It is no longer legal to use oils etc. for the purpose of swimming faster.

102.12.1E No swimmer is permitted to wear or use any device or substance to enhance speed, pace, buoyancy, or endurance during a race (such as webbed gloves, fins, power bands, adhesive substances, snorkels, neoprene caps, etc.). Goggles may be worn, and rubdown oil applied if not considered excessive by the referee...&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: Waterproof Oil/Lotion</title><link>https://community.usms.org/thread/203329?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Nov 2017 03:49:03 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:84ea9ca8-7d22-417b-a401-ab7d4b6692d5</guid><dc:creator>Allen Stark</dc:creator><description>In the 70s there was a product&amp;quot;Time Off Swim Spray&amp;quot;. It seemed to work, but is now Illegal.&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>