Our first-ever swimming caps in club colours have arrived: comfortable seamless silicone with a five-colour logo. They look good, but more importantly they are practical winter swimming kit. Immersing your head feels great and makes front crawl and breaststroke more comfortable. It simply works better with a cap.
Above all, everyone: woolly hats belong on the bank. We swim in icy water, which draws heat from the body 25 times faster than air. If you think a knitted hat will significantly improve your heat balance, I believe you are mistaken. It gives a false sense of warmth, and seeing someone in icy water wearing a warm hat makes me… raise an eyebrow.
Do not copy every silly thing you see on Facebook. If you take up this sport, do it properly from the outset — and enjoy it.
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