Swim cap are fitted cap meant to be wear while swimming, some of them can protect the hair form getting wet, some just remove the hair form your face, and some just add fashionable statement to your swimming time. New swimming hats can even protect your head form the sun while swimming outdoors in the sun.

Latex Swim Caps

Latex rubber swim caps are the most common used swim caps because they are available anywhere,
in variety of colours and can be custom printed with swim team names, company logo, swim school promotion and more. Latex swim caps usually come in two sizes child. This swim caps will fit almost all heads sizes and are easy to stretch to fit most head sizes. They can give good protection form the water when pulled down low over the ears. Most competitive swimmers use latex swim cap because they provide good hydrodynamic.

Some adults and kids have latex allergy and therefore should refer form wearing latex swim cap.

Silicon Swim Caps

Silicon swim caps are very sleek and similar to the latex racing caps, they usually made in one style and come in one size fits all.

Silicon caps come in one size, so swimmers with small to medium sized heads and short hair will find them to fit well, but swimmers with larger heads or lots of hair and longer hair could find this caps too tight and small.The silicon material is very slick so the swim cap must fit tightly on the head or they will slip off. The opening in this caps looks very small but they do stretch well. They are premoted as caps that won't pull your hair off, but they do. This statement applies only when removing the caps but they are hard to put on and can hurt the head while swimming.They have a tendency to go up on top of the ears, so they have to be pulled down well all the way. Some swimmers use conditioner on thier hair before putting on the cap or wet there hair by doing so the silicon caps can slip on easier, but can also slip off even if you still want them on your head. Silicon caps come in a large variety of colours,and in swirled multi colours and printed designed.

Lycra and Fabric Swim Caps

Lycra swim caps are made mostly of stretchy Lycra and nylon, the same materiel used in most swimwear. They will not keep out water out of the hair and ears. Very light in weight and do not pull on the hair, therefor ideal swimming caps for swimmers with long hair who don't mind it getting wet but still wants to keep hair out of their eyes and prevent it from tangles into their goggle straps. Some swimmers wear these caps under a latex or silicon cap to keep their hair in place and prevent pulling from the other cap. This way the get the benefits of both swim caps; no water and no pulling.Some swimmers wear it over a latex or silicon cap to hide the inner cap with one that better matches a swimsuit like a custom made from the same swimsuit material, using the lycra swim cap as a fashion statement.

Vintage and Fancy Swim Caps

These swim caps are decorated in many different variations and style it could be with rubber flowers or covered with fabric flowers and any thing your mind fancy.
Some of them are really cool and funky, some of them has “old” style. In the 1960's it use to be common to see women with their floral decorated swim cap around pools and beaches. They can be used a more fashionable alternative to a regular plastic bathing cap used by leisure swimmers for a water joggers and aquatic exercisers. Water skiers and synchronized swimmers can use this caps for their team theme and to lift up the team spirit. These kind of swim caps are for sure a head-turners, making the person who wear them a big hit at any pool or beach.

Sun protective swim cap

this is new products which combine swim cup with sun protective hat, which is great for swimming outdoors. This product called Nammu swimming hats and it is cool sun protective swim cup. Which can help preventing skin cancer and it is great fit for kids an adults. You can find it here:www.nammuhats.com