Hello everyone!
I have seen that most elite swimmers use multiple swimcaps (2) when racing. What is the reason for this?
Are the modern swimcaps made of the same material the new swimsuits are made of (theoretically this would be lower resistance than normal silicone ones)
...trying to optimize...and spend more money ;)
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Double capping can provide a better seal to keep hair dry as noted by mermaid ..example
www.geocities.com/.../teamswimcaps.html but thats not the reason these
top swimmers do this . Its got to do with the streamlining . I dont really get it but there was a wierd outer cap two years back like a turtles hard shell . One was made by Speedo and cost some 80 dollars. Well thats good for the 300 dollar speed suit. When your in that group every 100th of a second counts. Ina sense people will only be able to swim but so fast.. Can a person swim 15 miles a hour.. No way. So these swimmers I think are approching the outer limits of speed and now the game will be who has the best equipment.
Double capping can provide a better seal to keep hair dry as noted by mermaid ..example
www.geocities.com/.../teamswimcaps.html but thats not the reason these
top swimmers do this . Its got to do with the streamlining . I dont really get it but there was a wierd outer cap two years back like a turtles hard shell . One was made by Speedo and cost some 80 dollars. Well thats good for the 300 dollar speed suit. When your in that group every 100th of a second counts. Ina sense people will only be able to swim but so fast.. Can a person swim 15 miles a hour.. No way. So these swimmers I think are approching the outer limits of speed and now the game will be who has the best equipment.
