Olympic viewers are bound to be inspired as they watch the world's best swimmers vie for gold at the upcoming Summer Games in London.
But while Canada's medal hopefuls spend countless hours training and competing in chlorinated waters, recreational swimmers sometimes shun the pool for a very superficial reason: dry hair.
Elite swimmers can relate to the problem.
"My hair is usually very dry and brittle and breaks and has split ends and sometimes can just be this fuzzy mess because it's just so dry," said Annamay Pierse, who spends about 20 hours a week in the pool.
Part of the problem is that she spends much of the day with wet hair, added Pierse, who is the world record holder in the women's 200-metre breaststroke but did not make the cut for London.
"You swim in the morning, and then it barely dries by the time you get back to the pool in the afternoon," said the swimmer.
"Then, you put it in a ponytail and then there's more breakage."
Valerie Welsh, a team captain with Synchro Canada, estimates roughly 35 of the 45 to 50 hours a week spent training each week is done in the pool.
Source:http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2012/05/15/summer-hair-care-tips_n_1518194.html
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