4) 5 BROTHERS
****Bizarre, but True Facts****
Is it true that you shouldn't swim for at least an hour after eating?
Most of us learned as children that we shouldn't go back into
What were early swimsuits made out of?
Imagine swimming in a wool swimsuit that, when wet, could weigh
the pool after eating for at least an hour or else we'd risk
stomach cramps and drown! Actually, though, that's not true.
According to the American Red Cross, there is no scientific evidence
proving that swimming and eating produces cramps. Muscle cramps are
caused by fatigue and chilling and have nothing to do with digestion
or with the body focusing its energies on digestion and drawing
blood away from the muscles. In fact, long-distance swimmers will
actually eat while in the water to avoid fatigue (and, thus, muscle cramps).
twenty pounds! Yikes. But that's what the first "streamlined"
swimsuits of the early 1900s were like.