H2Ohmygod, That’s Tight! A Story of Constriction and a Love for the Water

There’s a practice among elite swimmers, or even the non-elite but seriously competitive swimmers, where one does everything one can to make oneself as aquadynamic as possible. There’s the equipment: the goggles, swim cap, and tech suit (more about these in a bit), and there’s shaving down. I think shaving down is common in the elite cycling world as well. Maybe…

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Cooper Thornton

Parent, Actor, People Lover, Observer, Writer and Most Often Happy Depressive in NC by way of LA by way of UK by way of BC by way of TN, where it all started.