Swim Wisdom is a thread dedicated to the little bits of wisdom we accumulate in swimming. It's not about swimming faster it's about living better & smarter. share Practical stuff Like:
I've noticed my Teva Mush flip flops smell awful when they are slightly wet & I leave them in my car. So I leave them outside my car on the window under my windshield wiper blades, they dry faster, don't stink up my car & so far they haven't been stolen. Done this with towels & suits too
dry rubber tech suits inside out
keep your goggles inside a case when you're not using them & they won't get as scratched up
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I can't read much of anything without my glasses so I write out my workouts on 6x8 index cards with a sharpie. When I get to the pool I dip it int the pool and slap it on a kickboard. Works great! I usually toss them after on workout, but they'll dry out just fine if you want to re-use them another time or two.
TO protect my (expensive!) hair color: I wet my hair thoroughly in the shower before swimming. I read that if your hair is already saturated it will absorb less chlorine-laden water. Makes sense to me
Shampoo ruins haircolor faster than anything...after swim just use conditioner. Leave it in as long as possible then rinse out. Use shampoo once a week or so.
I can't read much of anything without my glasses so I write out my workouts on 6x8 index cards with a sharpie. When I get to the pool I dip it int the pool and slap it on a kickboard. Works great! I usually toss them after on workout, but they'll dry out just fine if you want to re-use them another time or two.
TO protect my (expensive!) hair color: I wet my hair thoroughly in the shower before swimming. I read that if your hair is already saturated it will absorb less chlorine-laden water. Makes sense to me
Shampoo ruins haircolor faster than anything...after swim just use conditioner. Leave it in as long as possible then rinse out. Use shampoo once a week or so.
