does it actually make that big of a difference for swimmers to shave their whole bodies before a race or is it pretty much just psychological
like I know there is actually a difference but is it substantial enough that it would affect a persons time
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@cam I found some science on the topic:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2691818/
@cam my only answers to that question are "maybe! 
" and "I don't know "
@wallhackio @cam the clodsire is smooth, like rubber, and look how it swims
@wallhackio but could it be a placebo that makes them push harder because they think they're supposed to be faster