Swim Cap Advantage?

Former Member
Former Member
Apologies if the answer to this is in this forum, or on the internet in general, but my searching skills are obviously lacking. So, I keep reading that swimcaps reduce drag. What are we talking about here - a 1% advantage over not wearing a cap, if all else remain equal? 2%? If I wear a cap, could my 40.5sec 50m (which I have done 3x) be sub40? :)
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  • Former Member
    Former Member over 5 years ago
    Well, today was my first swimcap experience. It took a little bit of warmup time to get used to, but I really enjoyed the way it felt. My 50m effort will come later, but today I pushed 200m: My PR was 3:11, and I've struggled with a couple of 3:12s lately. But today I swam 3:08!!! :) I am now a Believer.
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  • Former Member
    Former Member over 5 years ago
    Well, today was my first swimcap experience. It took a little bit of warmup time to get used to, but I really enjoyed the way it felt. My 50m effort will come later, but today I pushed 200m: My PR was 3:11, and I've struggled with a couple of 3:12s lately. But today I swam 3:08!!! :) I am now a Believer.
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