Does anyone know of a lightweight glove that can be worn while swimming? Something like thin cotton gloves, but a material that won't absorb water and be difficult to remove.
When sharing a lane with someone who takes up a lot of room I try to stay close to the lane line out of self-preservation. Occasionally I hit my knuckles on the line, so I usually have a few skinned spots on my hands. I figured gloves might help. So would swimming in a straighter line, but that gets messed up by the other guy's wake.;)
Does anybody else run into this problem?
Tom
Parents
Former Member
Hey Tom, for twenty years or so I wore physicians' examination gloves while swimming, even in competition. This was an (unsuccesful) attempt to keep my skin from cracking and peeling. They fit tight, of course, and you keep them from leaking with five or six rubberbands on the wrists. I'd get several days' wear before they would tear during the on or off taking. I'd buy a box of fifty from a drug store, preferably Walgreens brand. If latex is a problem they come in plastic, just as good. I've never worn them two or three thick, but I'm gona try it that way tomorrow because we've got some pretty unfriendly lane lines in our practice pool which give me some ugly hand bruises. Thanx for the idea, hope it works for the bruising prevention. (It didn't work for my original purpose). Allow some extra time for the bother of drying them in and outside after wearing, and keep a supply of extra rubberbands for replacement.
Hey Tom, for twenty years or so I wore physicians' examination gloves while swimming, even in competition. This was an (unsuccesful) attempt to keep my skin from cracking and peeling. They fit tight, of course, and you keep them from leaking with five or six rubberbands on the wrists. I'd get several days' wear before they would tear during the on or off taking. I'd buy a box of fifty from a drug store, preferably Walgreens brand. If latex is a problem they come in plastic, just as good. I've never worn them two or three thick, but I'm gona try it that way tomorrow because we've got some pretty unfriendly lane lines in our practice pool which give me some ugly hand bruises. Thanx for the idea, hope it works for the bruising prevention. (It didn't work for my original purpose). Allow some extra time for the bother of drying them in and outside after wearing, and keep a supply of extra rubberbands for replacement.
