Equipment Care
January 25, 2010 at 8:00 am | Posted in Equipment Care, Swimming Equipment, Swimming Tips | Leave a commentTags: 247swim, anti fog, boys, cap, care, costume, costumes, diving, drag shorts, dry, equipment, girls, goggles, jammers, lenses, swim, swimglows, swimming, water, waterproof
We always wash out our costumes / drag shorts after swimming and let them dry naturally, this will help prolong the life of your costumes.
Tip: after your swim put your costume into a waterproof plastic inside your swim bag and do not wrap your costume in your towel.
Also it is wise to wash out your swimming cap, we find that after a while it becomes slippery and keeps falling off, just wash it under the tap and add a little talcum powder.
After a while swimming goggles can lose thier anti fog coating, if your goggles are still in good condition you can buy a small bottle of anti fog spray and recoat your goggle lenses. Be careful not to scratch the inside of the lenses.
One more little tip, why not wash off your float / kick board in the showers, this will stop that horrible smell being left in your car when the float is left in the boot / trunk (USA..:o)) of your car.
From January 2010 new ASA rule for swimwear
January 8, 2010 at 7:30 pm | Posted in Competitive Swimming Rules and Regulations, New 2010 ASA rule for swimwear | 9 CommentsTags: 2010, above navel, asa rule, below knee, cap, club swimmer, Fina rules, goggles, moral taste suites, neck not covered, non transparent swimsuits, one piece swimsuit, rule for male female swimwear, sport, swimsuits
New ASA requirements for swimwear
From 1st January 2010 all competitions in England, Scotland and Wales will be applying the FINA rules in relation to swimsuits for swimming (excluding Masters and Open Water) competitions.
GR 5 SWIMWEAR
GR 5.1 The swimwear (swimsuit, cap and goggles) of all competitors shall be in good moral taste and suitable for the individual sports disciplines and not to carry any symbol which may be considered offensive.
GR 5.2 All swimsuits shall be non transparent.
GR 5.3 The referee of a competition has the authority to exclude any competitor whose swimsuit or body symbols do not comply with this Rule.
BL 8.2 In swimming competitions the competitor must wear only one swimsuit in one or two pieces. No additional items, like arm bands or leg bands shall be regarded as parts of a swimsuit.
BL 8.3 From January 1, 2010 swimwear for men shall not extend above the navel nor below the knee, and for women, shall not cover the neck, extend past the shoulder, nor shall extend below knee. All swimsuits shall be made from textile materials.
Swimming Snowman
January 7, 2010 at 6:29 pm | Posted in Swimming Snowman | Leave a commentTags: 247swim, arms, costume, fun, garden, gloves, goggles, hat, snow, snowman, swimming
Here is a snowman we made. As you can see she loves swimming!!!!! 
Thanks. Holly and Olivia xxx
Swimming Goggles
January 2, 2010 at 12:44 pm | Posted in Goggle advice, Swimming Equipment | 1 CommentTags: details, free, goggles, help, maru, mirror, olivia, online, pulse, review, speedo, swimming, swimshop, tyr, zoggs
Goggles
Goggles are the hardest item of equipment to buy, I am suck with my maru pair nothing could be better or even equal too my maru goggles in my opinion. They are perfect in every possible way, they do not get blurry, they are tinted so in out door pools and in the summer the sun does not hurt my eyes. I wear them to training, races and even take them on holiday with me and so easy to adjust. I have had my mirror pulse maru goggles now for two years and unlike most goggles I can see out of them now the same as on the first day I got them. However these goggles fit me, but this may not be the case for you reading this now, you might need a small nose bridge or bigger eye sockets or curved around goggles, you get my drift. What I am trying to say is it is so hard to find goggles that fit your face so when you do find them buy lots so if they go out of stock and you lose them you have back up. Another tip it is better if you try on the goggles. If you see a really lovely pair on Maru’s website or Speedo’s website or swim shop’s website find a friend or member of your swimming club with them goggles and ask to try them on. If they are good there is high chance someone will have them. By Olivia.
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