My first shave down took FIVE HOURS.

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__steve__ — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 10:05:53 GMT

I cut my shaving time down in half using this method: Get in shower Douse yourself from head to toe with Cetaphil® Hydrating Wash (don't slip and fall) Grab a razor in each hand and start shaving away on one area, or each side, at a time Make sure you rinse the razors often, if real hairy you may have to rinse after each stroke Start shaving every other day a week before so it just takes minutes to shave on the morning of the big day:)

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michaelreed77 — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 08:52:25 GMT

Well, I did my first shave down this April for two state meets. It took me a couple of hours including the shave, but I did it in segments. Chest & pits Thurs morning; arms Thurs nite, legs Fri nite. Legs took the longest. I cut my knees cuz I got in a hurry. It was much quicker after only a two week grow back period between meets. I think the 2-3% estimate on time reduction applied in my case. I didn't seem as "slippery" as some describe. Perhaps some sort of lotion? I got 6 prs at the Wisconsin meet and 5 at Illinois two weeks later. Just missed in my last events each of the two days. I'll probably make this an annual event before state each year.

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Former Member — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 16:01:54 GMT

I hope you don't consider Cullen a Master swimmer. He could be a registered master but I would not consider him to be a master swimmer. George, be careful about saying ..."no masters swimmer will ever set a world record". Last time I looked, Cullen Jones was entered in the 50 and 100 free at Atlanta. Granted he cannot set a WR in yards, but he could in meters.

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Former Member — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 14:25:07 GMT

I did my first official 1650 today! In practice last week, I clocked in at 24:30. Today, I finished sixth place at 22:09.31. :agree: Dudes, I am exhausted. I will probably pass out any moment.

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Glenn — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 12:56:26 GMT

George, Well whom do you consider a masters swimmer? if you are swimming in a masters meet you are a masters swimmer. If you are swimming in the Olympics you are also an Olympic swimmer. Remember Dara Torres?

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Former Member — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 11:54:47 GMT

They are both Masters of their craft. I guess you can also say Phelps is a master of his craft. Maybe Phelps will also buy a masters card so he can enter Master Swim Events.

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Glenn — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 01:37:03 GMT

Actually, I had the pleasure of meeting Michael at this years Golden Goggles Awards. I spoke to him briefly and told him that once he was done with USA Swimming, he could always swim masters. His response was..." when I'm done, I'm done!"

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Former Member — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 15:55:45 GMT

Aha! Video! Please don't hold back with what you guys notice. Savage it, lol. YouTube- DSC_1053.AVI edit: I am the guy in the right lane.

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Former Member — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 15:10:26 GMT

Just finished up the second day of the meet. I wasn't entered in anything today (turns out the relay I thought I was in, I really wasn't), so I occupied myself with cheering on all my teammates. My voice is all hoarse now. Yesterday, I beat out seven people to make the consolation final. I was assigned to lane #8. It's just consolation, but darnit, I didn't make it this far last April with my time of 7:37. My dad and brother came to watch, and- this is the part I hope you guys will like- they took video! But I'm kind of at a loss as to how to get the quicktime file to display on here. I, of course, need to improve. I've only watched the video once but I already spotted about six or seven things that need work. You guys can probably find more. Anyway- the race! So far, yesterday's final race was my favorite swim yet. The guy next to me on block #7 entered with a time under six minutes. He was fifteenth fastest in the 500 at the meet at prelims. My prelim time was 6:23.67. Here I am waiting for the race to start: i2.photobucket.com/.../waitingforrace.jpg Notice how white my chest is... that's where all the hair used to be. I also have terrible posture... urgh. Need to fix that. Buzzer went off: i2.photobucket.com/.../divingin.jpg My coach is so right, my hips need to be up when I dive in. Right now they're low. But I'm glad it looks like I'm getting rid of my dork dive, slowly but surely. I could probably also do with jumping out a bit farther. What do you guys think? For the first third of the race, I managed to keep pace with a teammate of mine who used to be worlds faster than me, but eventually I slowed down. About halfway through the race, the swimmer I mentioned earlier caught up with me. I guess he was swimming more evenly than me, which probably means I need to work on my pacing. We were neck and neck for about 150 yards, before he got ahead of me. I made a decision around the last 75 yards that I would crank it up and beat him in the last 25. It ALMOST worked, but I ran out of pool. Going into the last turn, he was two body lengths ahead, probably. The scoreboard: i2.photobucket.com/.../500freetimes.jpg Dissecting the race with the teammate who also swam it: i2.photobucket.com/.../afterrace.jpg As it turns out, the other guy who swam it under six minutes that morning went 6:07.99 in the final. Eek. All in all, I think I won the war. I need to: -keep working on my SDK. -not breathe on my first stroke off the wall... this is totally just a test of my willpower -stay in the center of the lane. GAH! -kick just a bit faster -fix my left arm entry. It's right above my head as I'm breathing. :confused: It's not okay to do that, right?

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Allen Stark — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 12:31:12 GMT

Have to go to a class in a few minutes, but here's the quick rundown... My previous PB was 6:31.5, that I set two weeks ago. This morning in prelims I swam a 6:23.67. This afternoon in the consolation final (I just barely nabbed the eighth spot in one of two finals), I swam 6:08.85. :agree: My coaches were very happy. Good Job:cheerleader::cheerleader:

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aztimm — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 12:11:26 GMT

5 hours shaving...:afraid: not for me +1 I shaved down once, and the effect was minimal at best. It took about an hour. I think I took 1-2 sec off of a 100 ***, buy gained that on a 200 ***. I considered it an hour wasted, and a couple weeks of painful stubble as the hair regrew. Never again.

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mattson — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 10:07:57 GMT

congratulations, you'll probably be faster next time. I'll agree with that. The more you do it, the less you care about being perfect, as long as you get most of it done right.

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Glenn — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 09:49:36 GMT

George, be careful about saying ..."no masters swimmer will ever set a world record". Last time I looked, Cullen Jones was entered in the 50 and 100 free at Atlanta. Granted he cannot set a WR in yards, but he could in meters.

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Former Member — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 09:05:25 GMT

Swimming shaved is a great experience for me. I suppose I am fortunate not to have issues with regrowth.

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Former Member — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 09:02:28 GMT

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Former Member — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 08:17:54 GMT

Is it possible to shave time off your swim by training harder rather then shaving off hair.

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aquaFeisty — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 08:02:13 GMT

My previous PB was 6:31.5, that I set two weeks ago. This morning in prelims I swam a 6:23.67. This afternoon in the consolation final (I just barely nabbed the eighth spot in one of two finals), I swam 6:08.85. I'd say that was worth a 5 hour shave! Congrats!!!

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Allen Stark — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 06:52:48 GMT

Why shave even if you were in the top 10. Unless you are setting a world record for an event it is a useless endeavor. No master swimmer will ever set a world record. I don't mean setting a world record for your age group it really has no revelance. It has the same revelance as a swimmer using the butterfrog in a real butterfly race. Come on George,by your reasoning why even swim in Masters Meets,we aren't going to set a WR.In fact why should anyone but maybe the swimmers with the top 3 seed times shave at the Olympics,they aren't going to set WRs.

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aztimm — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 04:26:40 GMT

It's not minimal for me.For me 1 sec off in a 100 BR is huge.I'm not sure what happened in your 200 BR but the time difference per length may be greater in the 200 due to the increased glide. For someone close to records, top ten times, etc certainly every second saved is important. However, for someone like me, who's time is better measured with a calendar than a stopwatch, I'd rather spend the pain and effort elsewhere. An hour coaching session, an extra practice, etc would do me more good, without weeks of lingering pain.

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Allen Stark — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 04:25:10 GMT

Is it possible to shave time off your swim by training harder rather then shaving off hair. They aren't mutually exclusive.Train hard and shave down.

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Allen Stark — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 04:02:01 GMT

+1 I shaved down once, and the effect was minimal at best. It took about an hour. I think I took 1-2 sec off of a 100 ***, buy gained that on a 200 ***. I considered it an hour wasted, and a couple weeks of painful stubble as the hair regrew. Never again. It's not minimal for me.For me 1 sec off in a 100 BR is huge.I'm not sure what happened in your 200 BR but the time difference per length may be greater in the 200 due to the increased glide.

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Former Member — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 15:44:03 GMT

Damn! That was quite an undertaking! You swim at SCSC, correct? Did you not swim at the Pacific SCY Champ meet in Pleasanton last weekend?

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Former Member — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 15:19:55 GMT

Did you have the razor pointed in the right direction? You're supposed to point the sharp side towards the hair. Okay, I kid. But, Dude. I've never heard of taking more than an hour, even for those of us manly men with plenty to shave..... You'll definitely be able to get the job done in much less time with experience. I hope it was worth is! Good luck in the meet!

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Former Member — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 14:18:17 GMT

5 hours shaving...:afraid: not for me

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Former Member — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 13:28:18 GMT