Bearded men can now dominate in the pool with a new swimming cap made for facial hair

BEARDS may increase your ability to chop wood, quadruple your handsomeness and allow you navigate rugged mountainsides, but they don’t permit aquatic aerodynamic ability. Until Now.

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IT is such a shame having a bushy beard and setting record laps in the pool don’t go hand in hand.

While bushy bristles may increase your ability to chop wood, quadruple your handsomeness and allow you to navigate rugged mountainsides, they don’t permit awesome aquatic aerodynamic ability.

However, Virgin Trains has unveiled a new product that is bound to cause celebrations within craft beer establishments everywhere.

Simply called the Beard Cap, the product functions like a regular swimming cap, only it extends from the wearer’s head all the way down to their chin to encompass their furry facial hair.

Picture 117785029 04/06/2015 at 09:05 Community folder: /Lobby/Pictures/NSW Virgin Trains, official train partner to the Great North Swim, has launched an innovative swim cap for bearded men - the Beard Cap - which will be trialled with customers competing at the Great North Swim, Lake Windermere, June 12 to 14, 2015. Responding to debates on swimming forums about big beards causing drag, Virgin Trains commissioned its own research which revealed that over one in ten men (12 per cent) connected their beard to slower swim times, and nearly a quarter of men feel their beards hinder their sports performance. For swimmers, spectators and supporters planning a weekend away to the Lakes during the Great North Swim, there are exclusive discounts of up to 50 percent across Virgin Trains First and Standard Advance Fares. To find out more information and buy tickets to travel to The Great North Swim visit http://www.virgintrains.co.uk/nova/

Picture 117785029 04/06/2015 at 09:05 Community folder: /Lobby/Pictures/NSW Virgin Trains, official train partner to the Great North Swim, has launched an innovative swim cap for bearded men - the Beard Cap - which will be trialled with customers competing at the Great North Swim, Lake Windermere, June 12 to 14, 2015. Responding to debates on swimming forums about big beards causing drag, Virgin Trains commissioned its own research which revealed that over one in ten men (12 per cent) connected their beard to slower swim times, and nearly a quarter of men feel their beards hinder their sports performance. For swimmers, spectators and supporters planning a weekend away to the Lakes during the Great North Swim, there are exclusive discounts of up to 50 percent across Virgin Trains First and Standard Advance Fares. To find out more information and buy tickets to travel to The Great North Swim visit http://www.virgintrains.co.uk/nova/

The company said it developed the product after conducting research about big beards causing drag in swimming pools.

“[It was] revealed that over one in ten men (12 per cent) connected their beard to slower swim times, and nearly a quarter of men feel their beards hinder their sports performance,” Virgin Trains wrote.

The product will be trialled with customers competing at the Great North Swim at Lake Windermere from June 12 to 14.

Picture 117785029 04/06/2015 at 09:05 Community folder: /Lobby/Pictures/NSW Virgin Trains, official train partner to the Great North Swim, has launched an innovative swim cap for bearded men - the Beard Cap - which will be trialled with customers competing at the Great North Swim, Lake Windermere, June 12 to 14, 2015. Responding to debates on swimming forums about big beards causing drag, Virgin Trains commissioned its own research which revealed that over one in ten men (12 per cent) connected their beard to slower swim times, and nearly a quarter of men feel their beards hinder their sports performance. For swimmers, spectators and supporters planning a weekend away to the Lakes during the Great North Swim, there are exclusive discounts of up to 50 percent across Virgin Trains First and Standard Advance Fares. To find out more information and buy tickets to travel to The Great North Swim visit http://www.virgintrains.co.uk/nova/