I have been a swimmer for about 7 or 8 years but I have never shaved my legs before, and the swimming team for my school starts in November. I have been training since summer, and I was wondering how many swimmers actually shave, and how does it help? should I shave my legs? and if so, should I do it now so I can get used to it?
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Do you believe in aerodynamics? Then why not hydrodynamics? When sprinting (25.0 for a 50) you are traveling ~1/18 the speed of a car traveling at 70 mph in a medium (water) 1000 times thicker than air. A thousand times thicker than air! And you do not think something that reduces drag, like shaving, will not help you go faster?
Not shaving does not mean you can not go fast in a big meet. But what it does mean is that you did not get all the bang for your buck.
Do you believe in aerodynamics? Then why not hydrodynamics? When sprinting (25.0 for a 50) you are traveling ~1/18 the speed of a car traveling at 70 mph in a medium (water) 1000 times thicker than air. A thousand times thicker than air! And you do not think something that reduces drag, like shaving, will not help you go faster?
Not shaving does not mean you can not go fast in a big meet. But what it does mean is that you did not get all the bang for your buck.
