Lukes Guide to The Swimming Bag!

The Swimming bag.
By: Lukef555

Welcome to my guide to the swimming bag! In this guide i will cover all the essentials to packing up your back along with the extra stuff to get the best workout.


MUST HAVES:

1. Suits
Well your obviously gonna need these? Most swimmer have 2 practice suits,1 drag suit, and one meet suit. Practice suits are jammers, drag suits can be trunks or drag shorts,and meet suits can be jammers or the ever-present speedo! A good tip is to wash out your suit with cold water after practicing,this will wash the chlorine out and make them last longer.

Jammer:


Drag shorts/trunks:


Speedo:



2.Goggles
Another absolute neccesesity and something you should have multiple pairs of!

Goggles:


Goggles Bungee:



3. Towel
Without towels swimming would be terrible. Towels are one thing you need no matter what! you can swim in shorts without goggles but your still gonna need a towel. A good tip for your towels is,instead of packing them inside your bag try draping them through the handles so they dry before they start to mold.

Towel:



4. Cap
If you have semi-long hair or just wanna protect yourself from chlorine these help a TON. Always keep 2-3 of these in your bag as they rip easily. Silicone caps are the way to go but most logo caps are latex as there cheaper,if you want a cool design and a good cap i suggest doubling up with silicone under the latex.

Cap:



5. Water Bottle
Even if you dont realize it, when you swim you sweat. Always keep a water bottle handy to prevent that devil that is dehydration.

Water Bottle:




EXTRA'S:


1.Shampoo + Conditioner
If you dont shampoo and condition after swimming your risking drying our and destroying your hair no matter what length, a chlorine attacking set will do the best and keep your hair smooth.

Hair products:



2. Stretch Cords
Stretch cords are an awesome way to keep your joints and tendons fresh and keep limber both before and after practice.

Cords:



3.Sweats
Everyone agrees that keeping your muscles warm in between swims will help you do better and feel more alert. Sweats are great to through on after you swim to keep comfortable and warm.

Sweats:




4.Body Wash
Now that your hair it chlorine free its time to get it off your body, any brand of body wash will get your chlorine off and keep your clean.

Body wash:


Credits:
All credits to writing this guide go to me Lukef555
All pictures found at www.swimoutlet.com


Thanks for reading my guide to the swimming guide and i hoped it helped out,if you have any suggestions of questions feel free to post of pm me ! ​

 

Great guide i swim so this is perfectly accurate. sometimes i bring sun tan lotion idk >.<

 

I'll think about it thanks for the suggestion.

 

Dude, I never would have thought about the Shampoo & Conditioner, Thanks.
Also I'm guessing you are on a swim team, any tips on swimming better and faster?

 

Im on 3. Check out my guide to competitive swimming, if you have any questions regarding certain techniques feel free to pm me.