Armpit hair

[qwertyMike]

Is it just me, or does anyone recall seeing armpit hair on any of the male competitors at the Olympics?
Sports like swimming, diving, canoeing, gymnastics, volleyball.

I just thought of this today while watching the swimming.

Just curious.

[ET Awful]

1. Swimmers tend to shave EVERYTHING. . .

Supposedly shaves a few thousandths of a second off their times, etc. I know cyclists do the same. Can't say for everyone else.

[liontamer]

2. gymnasts shave too

aerodynamics

[LastKnight]

4. saw some small stubble on one of the guys on the still rings... nt

[liontamer]

3. and a lot of divers and canoers

also swim

[ronnykmarshall]

5. Not on the male swimmers ...

..which I think is HOT.

But must of the gym guys look like they trim their pit hair.

Not that I pay ATTENTION to things like that on men. :evilgrin:

[kerry-is-my-prez]

6. Yep - used to be a swimmer and we'd shave before the big meets.

You have to let the hair "build-up" before then so you notice the difference. I'm glad that the guys seem to have stopped shaving their heads.

A lot of it's pretty psychological - some of us used to swim in practice with 2 swimsuits on so we'd feel lighter when we only wore one. I had all kinds of routines I had to go through and so did a lot of my teammates.

[jgardner]

7. I haven't watched much of the Olympics this year,

but I did see armpit hair on one of the USA Men's Gymnasts (one of the twins, I think). It did initially take me by surprise, but I then felt silly for questioning it.

[Kadie]

8. This guy would have a lot of shaving to do if he wanted to be

in the olympics.

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/040813/80/f08km.html



Friday August 13, 10:36 AM
Yu Zhenhuan rests on his hospital bed in Shanghai August 13, 2004. Yu, who is China's hairiest man, has 96 percent of his body covered with hair. The current Guinness record holders -- a pair of Mexican brothers -- have a record of 98 percent. Yu underwent ear surgery in Shanghai last week to remove hair that caused him to lose part of his hearing. REUTERS/Claro Cortes IV