Swim Days- and my hair, how do I do it?

The reason that I and many African American(AFAM) women don't get in water is because of the time that it takes to style it afterwards. It seems like people with naturally curly, wavy and straight hair can dry and style this hair in 15-30 minutes. For naturally coily hair, which is gorgeous and unique BTW, it takes at least 2 hours to dry and style. When I mention to my AFAM sisters that I do triathlons, the first thing they say is that they can't deal with the swimming and hair issues that come with it. Well, this is what I do. Last year, I wore microbraids against the braid-stylist's advice. She told me not to completely submerge my hair in water. I asked her to give me the braids that would be the strongest with braids and bi-weekly washing. The micros worked for me for exactly eight weeks. This year, I decided to see if I could survive without braids. My hair is very coily, brittle, fine and relaxed. Luckily, the inverted bob is in right now. I have my hair cut in this bob, which worked really well for me as a mom on the go. I can slightly curl it and tuck the longer front behind my ears for a look that allows me to look like I am a mom with a care about my appearance during the week. On the weekends, I fully silk it out and wear the bob. I love the haircut, possibly addicted because for the first time in my life, I am popping into Great Clips and getting trims. So on swim days I wash my hair ASAP after leaving the pool. I wrap my hair and sit under the dryer for 30 minutes. I leave my hair in the wrap for the rest of the day. My dress is athletic and I wear a cap to match the athletic gear on these days and carry on with my-'making my house a home' activities. I choose not to dry my hair 100% and ceramic flat iron it to lessen the amount of heat that I put on my hair nowadays. Remember I said that my hair was brittle. The less the heat, the healthier my hair. On the next day, after my run and sweaty hair dries, I do my weekday do(bump it all over) comb it flat and tuck the longer front ends of the bob behind my ears. My hair is in the best shape it has been in for years. I think that it is more the bob which is a God-send for fine hair. It actually looks thick in this hairdo. Sisters, any questions? Let's find a way to help you start swimming and try a tri. I know our hair, really.