Condom cap- I mean Latex

Hee Hee-thought the title would get your attention on this rainy dull morning.

Yesterday I took out all of my swim caps-I have 5 in totoal. One latex one for long hair, a silicone one, a cloth one, my recently acquired race cap and now........a latex one that fits for regular hair.

After searching the internet like mad to see if there is something to put into your hair or to find a a cap that would be guaranteed to stay on, I was dismayed. Everything that was suggested, I have tried. The only thing I could possibly experiment with was a latex cap (for normal hair). Since I don't have regular hair-I was skeptical that this would work.

In reading more about latex, swimmers report that these caps are hard to get on. Why? Well it is because "latex is very rubbery and grips your hair". When I read the word Grip-I said to meself-self I don't care how long it takes me to get on, it it grips to my hair and stays on, then I will be able to avoid a clipper situation!

Off to the store I go-fortunately swim caps are cheap! Since I had a swim lesson in the afternoon-it was perfect timing to try out this cap.

So knowing that this could be a bit of a problem to get the cap on, I arrived at the pool early. My hair was expecially puffy because it was rainy and humid. (BTW this is a great look in the 80's-not so much now). As soon as the cap touched my hair, it felt like it was pulling off my scalp. So I grit my teeth, struggled in pain and managed to get it on my head. Now I know why condoms are lubricated! Unfortunately for me, any sort of lubrication was out of the question as this would defeat the whole purpose, and the excercise would be wasted!

Now, Miss T, my swim instuctor is one of the sweetest people I have met on this adventure. Let's just say that when she heard about the swim cap struggle-she even laughed (normally she is very sympathetic) . She promised to work me hard, to see if the stupid cap would fall off. So after many laps of freestyle, and head up front crawl she had me do this crazy drill of 3 strokes front crawl flip and 3 strokes back. So I was flipping and flopping and losing my direction, forgetting to breathe, and going under. After many bobs to catch my breath, I clung frantically to the edge of the pool in survival mode.

Then..........Miss T had one of the biggest smiles on her face.......and when I touched my head, I realized that the cap stayed on!!!!!!!!

Now I know that it was only 45 minutes in the pool, but I am cautiously optimistic that the normal latex swim cap might be my saving grace. Never have I gone a whole lesson without having to adjust the cap until yesterday! Never in my wildest dreams would I have bought a cap for "normal" hair, and never would have the saleslady sold me one (she told me this herself).

So there you have it. I will try this cap on my next OWS and hope that the beach is not too crowded when I put the cap on-Oh how very embarassing that would be! Crossing my fingers this will work!