# Why do professional swimmers shave their bodies?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 15, 2006, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-professional-swimmers-shave-their-bodies/368879 "2006-08-15T21:41:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![Stan\_Shmenge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/94ad74/32.png) [@Stan\_Shmenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stan_Shmenge)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2006, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-professional-swimmers-shave-their-bodies/368879/41 "2006-08-17T00:16:21Z")

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Nude swimming was definately the rule in Chicago as late as 1974.

/personal experience

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