Yes some schools & events still insist on making participants race in cheap, ill-fitting caps that can be the stuff of nightmares when you just shaved your forearms looking for milliseconds and now you're deaf with water in your ears and a cup full of aqua flopping around your skull.
Neoprene caps can save your life in cold open water, silicone can almost do the same while keeping your goggles snuggly in place.
Any brands, models or event caps that you reach for every time you're about to take the plunge?