Swimmer body shaving

Swimmer body shaving

The removal of hairs as well as the thin layer of dead skin cells that coat the outer layer of the epidermis to make a swimmer's body more aerodynamic in the water. Full body shaving before a swimming competition can give athletes both a psychological and physical boost to shave a couple seconds off the race.

This is auto-generated content. You can help to improve it.

0 0

Improve it

Add an image

Part of Speech: noun
Synonym(s):
Blossary:
Industry/Domain: Sports
Category: Swimming
Company:
Product:
Acronym-Abbreviation:

Collect to Blossary

Other Languages:

Related terms

swimmer body shaving

Sports; Swimming

The removal of hairs as well as the thin layer of dead skin cells that coat the outer layer of the epidermis to make a swimmer's body more aerodynamic in the water. Full body ...

alternate strokes

Sports; Swimming

This refers to front and back crawl strokes.

split

Sports; Swimming

A swimmer's halfway time in a race. This is measured every 50 meters.

flutter kicks

Sports; Swimming

The legs move independently of each other, not in unison, in an up and down motion.

flyer

Sports; Swimming

In a relay race this means that the swimmer who is jumping into the pool after their partner touches base. A flyer leaves the starting block too soon, before their partner has ...

freestyle

Sports; Swimming

The swimmer swims on their stomach, their back above the top of the water. The swimmers arms are moving in alternating strokes and the swimmers legs are going in a non-stop, ...

front crawl

Sports; Swimming

See Crawl

Terms in the News

Featured Terms

Harry8L

0
Terms
0
Blossaries
1
Followers

Industry/Domain: Animals Category: Fish

Killer shrimp

The killer shrimp is also known as dikerogammarus villosus. It can grow up to 30 mm long and have traditionally inhabited the steppe region between ...