Mark Spitz, 7 Swimming Gold Medals on his Mustache:

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Spitz never stopped doing things his way. In 1972, when other swimmers were shaving every hair on their body, Spitz sported a groovy haircut and a Sundance Kid mustache.

He had planned to shave it off in Munich, but the day before his first race, a Russian coach started grilling him about the facial hair. Spitz, well-aware that his mustache was a point of intrigue with all his competitors, told the Russian that it helped deflect water away from his mouth. The next year, all the Russian swimmers had mustaches.

The mustache didn't slow Spitz. And he scoffs at the notion that something like the overly hyped LZR swimsuit can produce world-record performances.

"It's cosmetic," Spitz said.

Just like a shot of Botox.

http://www.mercurynews.com/olympics/ci_10050594

PIC

 

[mizzou]

It really does reduce drag, not to the extent of swimming in a speedo vs. swimming in full trunks, but it does reduce drag.

IMO, I would only want to wear what I'm most confident in anyway.

Spitz was more comfortable keeping his hair, new age swimmers are more comfortable wearing the latest in drag reducing suits.

 

[StinkyPinky]

Originally posted by: 0
Spitz never stopped doing things his way. In 1972, when other swimmers were shaving every hair on their body, Spitz sported a groovy haircut and a Sundance Kid mustache.

He had planned to shave it off in Munich, but the day before his first race, a Russian coach started grilling him about the facial hair. Spitz, well-aware that his mustache was a point of intrigue with all his competitors, told the Russian that it helped deflect water away from his mouth. The next year, all the Russian swimmers had mustaches.

The mustache didn't slow Spitz. And he scoffs at the notion that something like the overly hyped LZR swimsuit can produce world-record performances.

"It's cosmetic," Spitz said.

Just like a shot of Botox.

http://www.mercurynews.com/olympics/ci_10050594

Spitz - an all time great. Chuck Norris has nothing on him.

 

[0roo0roo]

lol, like a 70s porn actor

 

[Jeff7]

Couldn't they just do some tests using a dummy and a force gauge?

1) Bare dummy
2) Dummy with mustache attached

Compare results.

Then the plane takes off.

 

[Leros]

If you attached a mustached man to a submarine will it dive?

 

[Slick5150]

He really should have been included in this mustache montage:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1PHPm-uMNA

 

[DrPizza]

Originally posted by: Jeff7
Couldn't they just do some tests using a dummy and a force gauge?

1) Bare dummy
2) Dummy with mustache attached

Compare results.

Then the plane takes off.

I don't know if they've bothered, but I'm sure they've analysed the heck out of the new LZR suits. Even if those suits shave a quarter of a second of times, a quarter of a second is often more than the margin of victory.

 

[ShOcKwAvE827]

I was reading ESPN mag and they had a little chart with world record for the butterfly 200m over the last 50 years. It has decreased like 20 seconds over the years with changes in technology. Even Michael Phelps, who has held the record since 2001, has reduced his times by a couple seconds due to the new tech.

 

[mizzou]

the tech will only go so far. I mean, they went from having almost no tech at all to now getting the maximum amount of least drag possible without offending people on TV.

The next step and most important step as always is individual technique