Nobody uses caps anymore--they should be required. It's still optional for guys with short hair, but I'm constantly seeing chicks with long hair and no cap. First of all, I don't know how they can see with all that hair flailing around their face. Second, there is nothing quite like trying to swim with some long, black, grody (?sp) hair stuck to my face--I breathe to the right, still there--I breathe to the left..damn man, still there--it's like a booger I can't shake. So in summary, caps for everyone--it's good for your hair and the environment.:oldman:
My age group coach back in high school didn't let ANYBODY wear a cap. He thought it trapped too much heat in the head and that it was bad for training. I'm sure it was tough on the ladies to have their hair in their faces (come to think of it, I don't think they were allowed to shave their legs either), but I think the hair clumps are more a filtration problem than a "no cap" problem. I never ran into clumps back then but I've swum at pools that are lousy with them.
Nobody uses caps anymore--they should be required. It's still optional for guys with short hair, but I'm constantly seeing chicks with long hair and no cap. First of all, I don't know how they can see with all that hair flailing around their face. Second, there is nothing quite like trying to swim with some long, black, grody (?sp) hair stuck to my face--I breathe to the right, still there--I breathe to the left..damn man, still there--it's like a booger I can't shake. So in summary, caps for everyone--it's good for your hair and the environment.:oldman:
My age group coach back in high school didn't let ANYBODY wear a cap. He thought it trapped too much heat in the head and that it was bad for training. I'm sure it was tough on the ladies to have their hair in their faces (come to think of it, I don't think they were allowed to shave their legs either), but I think the hair clumps are more a filtration problem than a "no cap" problem. I never ran into clumps back then but I've swum at pools that are lousy with them.