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re: Olympics' swim cap ban is racist, sets back swimmers of color
Posted on 7/6/21 at 12:05 pm to LSUWoodworker
Posted on 7/6/21 at 12:05 pm to LSUWoodworker
As a guy who swam through college, and was just a bit not good enough for the Olympic Trials, I can say there are not many serious competitive swimmers who would want to wear a cap like that anyway.
I knew guys who would wear press on nails because they were faster against the water than natural nails. A cap that has folds and is loose like that will create drag. A thousandth of a second can mean the difference between going from prelims to finals or medaling and not.
A swimmer with a chance to medal with ethnic hair would have longed cut it down to improve water resistance and reduce drag. This is political bs.
I knew guys who would wear press on nails because they were faster against the water than natural nails. A cap that has folds and is loose like that will create drag. A thousandth of a second can mean the difference between going from prelims to finals or medaling and not.
A swimmer with a chance to medal with ethnic hair would have longed cut it down to improve water resistance and reduce drag. This is political bs.
This post was edited on 7/6/21 at 12:06 pm
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Posted on 7/6/21 at 12:07 pm to BlackAdam
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I knew guys who would wear press on nails because they were faster against the water than natural nails.
This post was edited on 7/6/21 at 12:08 pm
Posted on 7/6/21 at 12:07 pm to BlackAdam
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As a guy who swam through college, and was just a bit not good enough for the Olympic Trials, I can say there are not many serious competitive swimmers who would want to wear a cap like that anyway. I knew guys who would wear press on nails because they were faster against the water than natural nails. A cap that has folds and is loose like that will create drag. A thousandth of a second can mean the difference between going from prelims to finals or medaling and not. A swimmer with a chance to medal with ethnic hair would have longed cut it down to improve water resistance and reduce drag. This is political bs.
Spleen, your response?
Posted on 7/6/21 at 12:09 pm to BlackAdam
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I knew guys who would wear press on nails because they were faster against the water than natural nails. A cap that has folds and is loose like that will create drag. A thousandth of a second can mean the difference between going from prelims to finals or medaling and not.
A swimmer with a chance to medal with ethnic hair would have longed cut it down to improve water resistance and reduce drag. This is political bs.
thank you, was thinking exactly this, Olympian wannabees these days are thinking photo ops and down the road toward future endorsement deals, apparently willing to take the risk of slightly diminished competitive edge to have the desired "look"
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