Customer Reviews

Speedo Lycra Cap

5 star:		(12)
4 star:		(8)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(5)

 

 

Actually, the purpose of a swim cap is to keep hair out of the face, and keep the body aerodynamic in the water, NOT keep hair dry. If you want one to protect your hair, the hair care aisle of yourr local drug store has those- they come with straps and flowers and everything.

Swim caps like this are not meant for a leisure swimmer- in fact, most swimmers WET their hair before putting on silicone or lycra caps to get them to stay put. For those of us who swim in warm water and/or climates, traditional swim caps are way too warm. If you swim competitively, you need to keep cool, and silicone and latex don't exactly offer that.

These are great caps- much nicer fitting than the TYR ones (which are tall and narrow, suitable for the coneheads among us, I suppose). They do wear out VERY quickly, both in salt and chlorinated water. But for the distance swimmer, they do their job nicely without causing headaches or being too loose.

Having been a swimmer through high school and some college, I had plenty of opportunity to wear latex swim caps. As a guy, I found them not to be the most comfortable of things to wear and I didn't have near the hair as any of the female swimmers. Once my girls started swimming classes, they too needed to wear swim caps at the Y. We originally bought latex and I immediately recalled how much I disliked wearing them when I tried to put them on 3 and 4 year olds. Lycra caps are a world of difference. It's much nicer for the girls to put on and take off and it's isn't as uncomfortable while they are swimming. They've made it through almost two seasons of swimming now (once or twice a week) and still are in great shape. When they need to be replaced, I will certainly get more of these for my girls.

based on swimming 14 km weekly, this is a fine cap that lasts for a reasonable time (2 months). if you have lots of hair, this 1-size-fits-all may be slightly small (better too small than too big in a swim cap). as another review said, wet your hair first if necessary. i agree that durability is not great, but it is not too bad, and it is very comfortable, light, and cool. this is not a cold water cap. my first choice in caps is the nikko mesh, but it is not availbale in the US. i am tempted to give this 5 stars to help offset the review that said the cap cannot keep hair dry (this is a cap for swimmers).

I ordered this for my 4 year old who is in swim lessons that require a swim cap. He did not like the latex ones they sold. When I was on swim team years ago we used these Lycra caps so I looked this up on amazon. After reading the reviews that say it is small for an adult I hoped it would fit my large headed 4 year old (he wears a youth ball cap)... and it's tight on him! If you have a normal size adult head, this will not fit. It leaves pressure marks on his forehead and barely stretches down the back of his head. Other then that, its a nice swim cap with quality stitching.

The swim cap is really small, I am glad I read the reviews before buying it. But it fits well on my 5year old daughter. Although, not sure if this will fit her next year...

I bought one because my gym requires it, otherwise I wouldn't. I first tried silicone cap but it was extremely uncomfortable. This one is great. When I lost it in the locker room I bought 2 again :D

This swim cap is very tiny and pops right off as soon as you put it on. I cannot see how this would fit any adult head. I can't believe this was advertised for people with long hair. It looks like it might fit properly on a 7 to 10 year old. I had to return this item. After wasting money on shipping, my advice would be to go to a sports store and look at the size and if possible, try on the swim caps on before buying.

These are the only swim caps that I use because I don't like the tightness of others. The only problem that I find is that they stretch after a month or so. I still use them because they are cheap enough.

I love this cap because it's easy to put it on without pulling my hair. This also makes it easy to put on a snorkeling mask/goggles. This pink one is for my 4 year old daughter.

Doesn't fit on medium length thick curly hair. It's pretty uncomfortable but it's great quality.