Do swimmers really...?
Shave their entire bodies? That is a little strange to me.
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Some do...depends what kind of suit they choose to wear, I suppose.
Yes, especially men. The hairs will hold on to little air bubbles, which creates drag in the water. The smoother a person is, the more aqua-dynamic they are, therefore, the faster they can swim.
And you may have seen some of the Olympic swimmers in full-length suits...this is for the same reason...makes their bodies more aqua-dynamic.
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yes some of them do. it is a little weird but if youre really into it shaving that hair off can give you the extra speed you need to win. i guess its worth it to them!They do it to reduce friction and gain speed. When tenths, and sometimes hundreths, of a second count, every little bit helps.
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Yes. It decreases the resistance of the water against the body and allows for more speedyes
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People who seriously race bikes do this too. I suppose if it how you make your living or the difference between going to the Olympics or not, you'll do whatever it takes to increase your speed.Do you have a hard time finding a bathing suit because you have a small chest?
they shave there bodies to make themselves more streamline. i thinks its freaky too!!xxx
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Yeah, and you think thats weird? Instead of wearing a drag suit, one swimmer at school chose to wear girls' hot pink short-shorts that say "Princess" on the back. Now THAT'S weird.What is probably the hardest dive you can do in diving?
Yeah they do, to shave off miliseconds and secondsWhat causes algae in a fiberglas pool?
most serious swimmers for competition do. It is less drag in the water. It is suppose to increase their speed by a couple of 100th of a second. But, in competition that could be the difference between a 1st or 2ND place finish.not really, I dont shave my legs and I swim it's just a sterotype
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some do. because hair is a dragger. they make swimmers swim slower. swimmers does everything just to avoid draggers. :)if they want to. they shave it because the less hair you have, the faster you are.
Not everyone, only the world class swimmers do that.
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We call this "shaving down" and yes it is done only for the most competitive events. Like Nationals or a State finals. It's done in conjunction with something called "tapering" which is where you slow down your training to get your body ready to compete.I've shaved down many times as a swimmer and the milliseconds thing because hair is a drag is mostly crap. It's for the feel of the water. Shaving removes almost all the dead skin as well as the hair. Diving into a pool after you have just shaved down feels...well...different. And after 6 months of staring at the tiles on the bottom of a pool for 5 hour a day - different is good. Especially for the big meets. That's why you do it. It mentally gets you prepared for the race. Perhaps it's for a millisecond here and there, but all heavy competitive swimmers will tell you it's for the feel of the water.
How fast does the average person swim?
The Bishop has the correct answer. When you swim, to propel yourself forwards you need to push against the water. You can push the hardest against still unmoving water coz it resists being set in motion. If the water is already moving due to turbulence, you cant push against it as efficiently to transfer power so it robs speed from your stroke. You need to be able to "feel" the water in order to find the areas of dead water to push against in your stroke. By shaving, you remove the top layer of dead cells and expose the nerves in your skin and become temporarily hypersensitive to touch until a new layer of dead skin covers it up again. Any reduction in resistance is just a bonus. That's why you rarely see competitors wearing long sleeved whole body Fast-skins. Most just wear tights to expose their arms and torsos. Shaving the legs is not as important as the arms but its done just for a better appearance and whatever drag reduction is available.Shaving the head is done for a psycological boost and to proclaim youre serious and a hardcore competitor. If you dont know how to swim efficently, shaving will not speed you up.
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