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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i have never shaved except the face and a real short haircut(shaved no 2)i notice that shaved hair on the head feels really better when swimming,in my opinion it feels like less drag by quite a large percentage.i sometimes wear a pair of shorts with a pocket in them and the drag of these is phenominal,if a small pocket(which incidentally i put holes in to stop drag)can slow me down then im sure hair can,
i have never shaved except the face and a real short haircut(shaved no 2)i notice that shaved hair on the head feels really better when swimming,in my opinion it feels like less drag by quite a large percentage.i sometimes wear a pair of shorts with a pocket in them and the drag of these is phenominal,if a small pocket(which incidentally i put holes in to stop drag)can slow me down then im sure hair can,
