Am I suppose to wear the swimming cap above or covering my ears?

Question:I'm used to wearing them above but compeditive swimmers wear them covering the ears i think.

And how are you suppose to hear if the cap is covering your ears?

Answers:

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They are ment to be coverin ur ears, firstly to move u through the water faster, secondly so the chance of gettin swimmers ear is low. Like someone else said, the chances of u not hearin are slim, but if u really cant then just whenever ur coach is talkin or explainin somethin, put them above ur ears to hear, and put them back when ur ready 2 swim. I hope i helped!

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all the way to your bellybutton.

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It should be covering your ears. If you are in the water not being able to hear shouldn't be a problem.

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over

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It should be covering your ears unless you are wearing ear plugs.

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You will reduce the amount of drag if you wear the cap over your ears so that you do not gane time

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for compettions wear them over ur ears for practice it could matter less unless u had ears that esaly got ear infections.

as for hearing u can usaully hear the starter's beep slash gun throught the cap

Y its called breaststroke, even though men don't have breast?

covering your ears. you can hear some. not a lot tho. so keep the cap pulled up until your in the water.

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During practice, I wear it mid-ear. During meets I have it completely covering my ears.

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You don't cover your ears with the swim cap. Your ears are open to the water. The cap is just useful to keep your hair in. The cap goes just above your eyes.

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Competitive swimmers cover them so that the ears are not sticking out. Ears that stick out might prevent them from swimming faster. I'm not kidding - they shave off the body hair, too, for that reason.

I always cover my ears. You can still hear everything, the sound is only slightly distorted. Try it.

But the problem is, my swimming cap climbs up and un-covers my ears.

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doesnt really matter but most everyone i know, including myself, wears it over their ears!

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You wear the Cap over your ears and you will still hear everything. I Swam for 14 years and i never had a problem hearing the starting gun.

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should be covering your ears.

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covering your ears...trust me..you can still hear just fine

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