I overheard some ladies talking yesterday and instructing their kids not to get in the ocean. Here are two of their reasons: 1) they just had lunch and lady said you'll get cramps, you can't swim for an hour, and 2) your face will turn to scales while food is in your stomach.
Later, a young woman was advising me on my newest problem, leg cramps, and she told me it was impossible for me to get leg cramps because I wasn't sprinting. She said that leg cramping is caused from dehydration and only a person who sprints will get dehydrated; not distance people, so she suggested I see a doctor.
We all know these are pretty ridiculous, have you overheard anyone advising others about "their myths?" The people making these comments were from England.
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Here is a master's myth (also works for young ones): you will swim faster if you have a fastskin, even if it is old and worn out, cheapo or one you got from your college kid who no longer is using it since it is so old!
Wearing a cap (irrespectable of rules and hygienic concerns) will make you faster. If it is one of those european newer caps with some designs or stuff on the outside that will make you faster.
Here is a master's myth (also works for young ones): you will swim faster if you have a fastskin, even if it is old and worn out, cheapo or one you got from your college kid who no longer is using it since it is so old!
Wearing a cap (irrespectable of rules and hygienic concerns) will make you faster. If it is one of those european newer caps with some designs or stuff on the outside that will make you faster.
