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Why swimming caps are beneficial to all swimmers

24 February 2025

Swimming caps are great for all swimmers! While they may be uncomfortable and feel strange at first, they have a range of benefits for use in the water.

Competitive swimmers wear swim caps as it makes their bodies more hydrodynamic and helps them swim faster, however, we encourage our swimmers to wear them for both casual recreational swimming and during swimming lessons for a number of reasons:

Keeps your hair out of your face – so you can focus on your swim or lesson.

Secure all the hair (even those little fly-aways) so you won’t feel your ponytail dragging in the water.

Gives your goggles a smooth surface to stick to.

Helps make you more visible in the water.

Helps to protect your hair. Swim caps are not meant for keeping your hair dry, but they do add a small layer of protection against chlorine damage to your hair.

Helps to keep your head warm in the cooler weather.

Helps to protect our water and filtration system by minimising hair in the filters.

Ensures long hair doesn’t get stuck in lane ropes causing possible injury.