Except I have never been faster when I've shaved. As a matter of fact the fastest I've ever been for a 100 was with a full thick beard. While I'd admit that it might take a few hundredths of a second off, there's no way that it can take seconds off of a hundred.
Yea, same for me. I don't ever grow a beard, but I don't think they are referring to facial hair when people reference shaving. For most swimmers, I think they mean body hair (chest, arms, legs, etc).
I've shaved and not shaved, all swimming in the same pool, all within a few months' span, back when I was actively doing meets, with very little, if any, difference in my times. In fact, one of my events (200 br) was 2-3 sec slower after shaving, while the day prior the 100 br was maybe a second faster. No rhyme or reason for any of it.
For me, it all comes down to the time/money I'm investing -v- the outcome. An hour or so shaving just isn't worth it for a 10 sec gain over the course of a meet. Same would be true for a body suit (the seconds saved -v- the cost to purchase and time put on).
Except I have never been faster when I've shaved. As a matter of fact the fastest I've ever been for a 100 was with a full thick beard. While I'd admit that it might take a few hundredths of a second off, there's no way that it can take seconds off of a hundred.
Yea, same for me. I don't ever grow a beard, but I don't think they are referring to facial hair when people reference shaving. For most swimmers, I think they mean body hair (chest, arms, legs, etc).
I've shaved and not shaved, all swimming in the same pool, all within a few months' span, back when I was actively doing meets, with very little, if any, difference in my times. In fact, one of my events (200 br) was 2-3 sec slower after shaving, while the day prior the 100 br was maybe a second faster. No rhyme or reason for any of it.
For me, it all comes down to the time/money I'm investing -v- the outcome. An hour or so shaving just isn't worth it for a 10 sec gain over the course of a meet. Same would be true for a body suit (the seconds saved -v- the cost to purchase and time put on).
