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I just started a membership at an indoor pool here in Philly. I read here that swim caps are good for helping prevent chlorine damage...so I bought one and had a hard time putting it on and taking it off. Should I wet or oil my hair first? How would you put it on and take it off without breaking hairs? Any other chlorine advice is welcome! Thanks!
I wish you the best of luck. Seriously. I used to belong to a health club because it had a pool and (I may have overreacted) I had a feeling when my hair got to a certain length, I'd get hassled about it. I chose the hair and running (running is cheaper) because I just didn't want to deal with a cap. Women with long hair at the pool usually saturate it with conditioner and wad it up and smash it into their caps. That seemed like more trouble than I wanted to take. Another issue in my case was that the health club was populated with conservative executroid types, middle-aged Rotarians, and I had a feeling that at some point some old a.h. would start f-ing with me so I decided the hell with it and went running. I wasn't swimming much anyway because getting there was inconvenient and to run I can walk out my front door and start.
I tend to do alot more walking for exercise rather than doing an swimming and when I do go I don't wear a cap so it's not an issue!
Cheers,
John.B
My long haired daughter is on the swim team at school. I've watched them put on their swim caps before a meet. My daughter holds the back of the cap at the nape of her neck (bending forward at the waist) and a team mate in front of her grabs the front and gives it a swift pull to the front of her head, over a high pony tail.
Obviously this only works well if you have a partner helping.
DavidH
Practice makes perfect.
Silicone caps are much easier to put on/take off, and last a lot longer than latex. A bit of oil or conditioner beforehand does help too.
Swimming is great exercise. Enjoy.