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 2008-08-13 4:06 PM |
Regular  107 |  Subject: Double Bagging?Anyone notice the swimmers double swim capping? Whats the reason for this? |
| 2008-08-13 4:10 PM in reply to: #1601548 |
 Vancouver, BC | Subject: RE: Double Bagging? I heard the announcer say it was because the swim goggle strap causes 1% of the drag. Whether or not that is true I don't know, but 1% seems like a lot. |
| 2008-08-13 4:11 PM in reply to: #1601548 |
| over a barrier | Subject: RE: Double Bagging? Smooths out the cap |
| 2008-08-13 4:14 PM in reply to: #1601565 |
Expert 1069  Wauwatosa | Subject: RE: Double Bagging? running2far - 2008-08-13 4:11 PM Smooths out the cap So, Does wearing 3 caps do anything for me? maybe actually propel me through the water??????? |
| 2008-08-13 4:14 PM in reply to: #1601565 |
Member 1699 | Subject: RE: Double Bagging? So they wear two caps, but the women wear earrings?? Huh? |
| 2008-08-13 4:18 PM in reply to: #1601548 |
Pro 4608 Brooklyn, NY | Subject: RE: Double Bagging? The earrings seemed odd to me as well. I've also noticed they wear their goggles so tight they are leaving red marks after being on for just a few minutes. One of the American girls always has ring marks on her forehead too since she keeps them up there pre-race. I guess they struggle with goggle leaks as well. |
| 2008-08-13 4:22 PM in reply to: #1601548 |
| Vancouver, BC | Subject: RE: Double Bagging? I did some more searching. It seems possibly the first cap is latex, since it sticks better to the head. The second cap is a molded silicone cap. Silicone caps tend to be slippery. Judge for yourself though: http://the17thman.typepad.com/my_weblog/2008/07/did-michael-break-s... |
| 2008-08-13 4:44 PM in reply to: #1601584 |
Champion 10471 Dallas, TX | Subject: RE: Double Bagging? LazyMarathoner - 2008-08-13 4:18 PM The earrings seemed odd to me as well. I've also noticed they wear their goggles so tight they are leaving red marks after being on for just a few minutes. One of the American girls always has ring marks on her forehead too since she keeps them up there pre-race. I guess they struggle with goggle leaks as well. The goggles are tight because it's VERY HARD to keep them from flying off when you dive into the water. If you make them super tight you won't lose them when you dive in.  |
| 2008-08-13 4:49 PM in reply to: #1601584 |
| Subject: RE: Double Bagging? LazyMarathoner - 2008-08-13 5:18 PM The earrings seemed odd to me as well. I've also noticed they wear their goggles so tight they are leaving red marks after being on for just a few minutes. One of the American girls always has ring marks on her forehead too since she keeps them up there pre-race. I guess they struggle with goggle leaks as well. Yeah, Katie Hoff. And we think it's difficult keeping goggles on when we get whacked in the face. Diving into water off the blocks and keeping them on is hard, if you've ever tried it. Real swimmers get it done. But the rest of us would be floundering around like idiots trying to put the things back on. |
| 2008-08-13 4:56 PM in reply to: #1601548 |
| over a barrier | Subject: RE: Double Bagging? As a former swimmer, keeping your googles on diving off the blocks is very easy, looking at your belly button is all you need to do when you enter the water..... The tightness is just personal perfernance or a nervous tick. Some people figit with their suit, loosen up their arms, wiggle the fingers, spit water...anything to keep from thinking about the start and smashing the googles into your face is just another example. When Phelps goggles filled he was pistttt cause its something that just dosn't happen at that level - not even in H.S. unless you have a mental lapse. Hoff does have wicked tight googles as you can see from the marks on her forehead. |
| 2008-08-13 5:10 PM in reply to: #1601548 |
Champion 5575 Butler | Subject: RE: Double Bagging? Also, alot of the swimmers are using silicone caps on top of latex caps. I noticed that the top cap was much more rigid and asked why. Basically I was told the silicone caps are more aero dynamic in the water but are not as easy to put on. Basically the latex cap goes on the the google then the silcone cap. |
| 2008-08-13 5:19 PM in reply to: #1601548 |
Regular 107 | Subject: RE: Double Bagging? |
| 2008-08-13 5:25 PM in reply to: #1601576 |
| Extreme Veteran 505 Lakeland, FL | Subject: RE: Double Bagging? eberulf - 2008-08-13 4:14 PM So they wear two caps, but the women wear earrings?? Huh? It's nice to look pretty |
| 2008-08-13 5:36 PM in reply to: #1601780 |
| Elite 2608 Denver, Colorado | Subject: RE: Double Bagging? flmonkey_gbp - 2008-08-13 5:25 PM eberulf - 2008-08-13 4:14 PM So they wear two caps, but the women wear earrings?? Huh? It's nice to look pretty Many of the female weightlifters wore earrings and make up. Some of them were very attractive IMO. Some of the male weightlifters shaved their pits. Trust me when I say that there is NO advantage in weightlifting to shave anything. |
| 2008-08-13 5:38 PM in reply to: #1601714 |
| Elite 2608 Denver, Colorado | Subject: RE: Double Bagging? running2far - 2008-08-13 4:56 PM As a former swimmer, keeping your googles on diving off the blocks is very easy, looking at your belly button is all you need to do when you enter the water..... The tightness is just personal perfernance or a nervous tick. Some people figit with their suit, loosen up their arms, wiggle the fingers, spit water...anything to keep from thinking about the start and smashing the googles into your face is just another example. When Phelps goggles filled he was pistttt cause its something that just dosn't happen at that level - not even in H.S. unless you have a mental lapse. Hoff does have wicked tight googles as you can see from the marks on her forehead. The tight goggles combined with the tight swim caps causes this wicked furrowing of the brow that makes them look p&ssed off and ready for competition. It's an intimidation thing. |
| 2008-08-14 2:21 AM in reply to: #1601548 |
| Littleton, CO | Subject: RE: Double Bagging? Oh - thought this was a preventive thread about ugly people. Carry on... |
| 2008-08-14 7:07 AM in reply to: #1601548 |
Regular 107 | Subject: RE: Double Bagging? hahahaha |
| 2008-08-14 8:44 AM in reply to: #1601548 |
Master 3546 Millersville, MD | Subject: RE: Double Bagging? For what it's worth, there's no point in being aerodynamic in water. Hydrodynamic, on the other hand, is a plus. |
| 2008-08-14 9:31 AM in reply to: #1602403 |
| Expert 810 Southeast | Subject: RE: Double Bagging? otter68 - 2008-08-14 3:21 AM Oh - thought this was a preventive thread about ugly people. Carry on... lol. I thought it was going to be about bagging one workout, then bagging the next one for good measure. |
| 2008-08-14 12:44 PM in reply to: #1602769 |
Elite 2645 Phoenix, AZ | Subject: RE: Double Bagging? JoshKaptur - 2008-08-14 6:44 AM For what it's worth, there's no point in being aerodynamic in water. Hydrodynamic, on the other hand, is a plus.
Well done! |
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