Swimming Caps?
mickwood
Posts: 93
in General Chat
May be a silly question but why do folks wear them? I've never worn one and I'm not sure if I need one to race? (Then saying that I'd never used goggles but do now and think they're brilliant!)
Cheers!
Mick
Cheers!
Mick
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Keeps your head warm in open water ("Oooh" - cold ears are the worst! Wear 2 hats when it's oh-so-cold in the water)
Maybe they help you swin faster?!!! Smooth bonce an' all that?!!
You will be given diff coloured hat depending on your wave on race day in pool sprints
Open water race - take your own hat to wear under the one they give you - see above re 'cold!'
In open water, it is often used to determine what wave you start in and for safety....also even though they are thin as they do offer a little bit of insulation from the cold water....last thing you need on an OW swim is ice cream headache from the cold water.
so it has become a hat in training for me, i'm not having my swims ruined anymore (well, not by that, anyway ).
Train what you race
The only issue i sometimes find is when the pool is roasting hot they can get tight on your head and give you a headache....
Training in one is a good idea, I always believe in training how your gonna race - ya never know how things are gonna get effected!
It's a whole new world to me this Tri lark!
In the Speedo outlet in Nottingham I saw a hat that had different thicknesses and was meant to reduce drag still further.
Also doublecheck if your first race is definitely giving out caps - most of them do but not all of them - been to a few races with some panicky first timers running around looking for caps because they weren't provided - hassle you don't need for your first race.