History Main / LightHairedSwimmer

In anime that aim for a more "natural" look (black and brown hair only), the characters with the lighter hair will be rebels, fashionistas, foreigners, or spending a lot of time in the water (surfer or swimmer). This trope is about the latter. Some works play it subtly, darker than average skin with lighter than normal hair, while cartoonier works might go for the more visually striking DarkSkinnedBlond}}. There is some crossover with ganguros, who are sometimes perceived as "beach bunnies", but the light-haired swimmer is generally more interested in sports than in hitting on people at the pool.

In anime that aim for a more "natural" look (black and brown hair only), the characters with the lighter hair will be rebels, fashionistas, foreigners, or spending a lot of time in the water (surfer or swimmer). This trope is about the latter. Some works play it subtly, darker than average skin with lighter than normal hair, while cartoonier works might go for the more visually striking {{dark skinned blond}}. There is some crossover with ganguros, who are sometimes perceived as "beach bunnies", but the light-haired swimmer is generally more interested in sports than in hitting on people at the pool.

{{Truth in television}}. Salt water/chlorine and excessive exposure to sunlight can cause black hair to get sun-bleached to brown, as well as making it dry and brittle. This is partly why the dark-haired part of {{Raven Hair Ivory Skin}} was once so valued in Asia: It's associated with the rich, whose hair was mostly untouched by harsh sunlight, as opposed to the peasants with brown hair. Of course, getting blond hair from simply swimming is stretching it.

* Also toyed with in TokimekiMemorial 1: potential love interest Nozomi Kiyokawa is a {{Bokukko}} swimmer... with [[YouGottaHaveblueHair GREEN hair]]

* The main character of ''Manga/PeachGirl'' is mistaken for a kogal when she's really this.

* Shinichi Maki of ''SlamDunk'' has light brown hair and dark skin from surfing.

* Mizumachi of ''{{Eyeshield 21}}'' has the extreme blonde hair-tan skin varient, which provides a nice visual contrast to the {{raven hair ivory skin}}ned Kakei.

* Averted in ''{{Umisho}}'', which is about a high school swimming club and has a large variety of hair colors, both light and dark.

* Averted in ''RumblingHearts'', where the Olympic-level swimmer Mitsuki has dark blue hair. Then played straight after Mitsuki ends up quitting due to a certain accident she accidentally caused. Her successor, Akane, has light orange hair.

* Discussed in ''LuckyStar'', which doesn't make much sense given that most of the cast has candy-coloured hair and only one character in the entire cast even has black hair.

* In ''CodeGeass'', averted as the swim club includes many hair colors. However, Shirley is the lighter - haired of the main characters with red hair, and the coach is a DarkSkinnedBlond.
* In ''RosarioToVampire'', Tamao Ichinose (who is actually a mermaid) is the president of the swim club; in the manga she has dark hair, but in the anime her hair is light green. This (dark hair in manga, lighter hair in anime) seems to hold true for most of the mermaids in the series.
* Inverted in MahouSenseiNegima. Akira Ookochi is a swimmer, but she is actually {{raven hair ivory skin}}ned.

* The main character of ''PeachGirl'' is mistaken for a kogal when she's really this.

** The victim of the accident is Akane's older sister, Mitsuki's best friend, and has brown hair throughout.

* Toyed with in DanganRonpa: the super Highschool Level Swimmer Aoi is tanned, but her hair is a normal shade of brown.

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* Bethany Hamilton in ''SoulSurfer'' is a blond surfing girl
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* Also toyed with in TokimekiMemorial: potential love interest Nozomi Kiyokawa is a {{Bokukko}} swimmer... with [[YouGottaHaveblueHair GREEN hair]]

In anime that aim for a more "natural" look (black and brown hair only), the characters with the lighter hair will either be rebels, fashionistas, foreigners, or spend a lot of time in the water (surfer or swimmer). This trope is about the latter. Some works play it subtle, darker than average skin with lighter than normal hair, while cartoonier works might go for the more visually striking {{dark skinned blond}}. There is some crossover with ganguros, who are sometimes thought of as "beach bunnies", but the light haired swimmer is generally more interested in sports than hitting on people at the pool.

Also note that if the show is inhabited by characters with a [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair rainbow of different hair colors]], it's not an aversion if a non-swimmer has lighter colored hair than a swimmer, especially since light hair has plenty of other connotations as well.

{{Truth in television}}. Salt water/chlorine and excessive exposure to sunlight can cause black hair to get sun-bleached to brown, as well as making it dry and brittle. This is partly why the dark haired part of {{Raven Hair Ivory Skin}} was once so valued in Asia: It's associated with the rich whose hair were mostly untouched by harsh sunlight, as opposed to the peasants with brown hair. Of course, getting blonde hair from simply swimming is stretching it.

* Bethany Hamilton in SoulSurfer is a blond surfing girl

* Maki of ''SlamDunk'' has light brown hair and dark skin from surfing.
** In the one-shot Piercing, it's revealed Ryota spent his childhood near the ocean, is it any wonder why he has brown hair and tan skin?

* ''TheWorldGodOnlyKnows'': One of Keima's conquests had hair that turned light brown and unmanageable after being on the swim team for so long.

* Discussed in ''LuckyStar'', which doesn't make much sense when only one character in the entire cast even has black hair.

* Kagura of ''AzumangaDaioh'', though curiously not as brown as Yomi's.

* Averted in ''RumblingHearts'', where the Olympic-level swimmer Mitsuki has dark blue hair.

* In ''{{Pokemon}}'', Misty has red hair. The other main characters who do not swim have brown or black hair.

In anime that aim for a more "natural" look (black and brown hair only), the characters with the lighter hair will either be rebels, fashionistas, foreigners, or spend a lot of time in the water (surfer or swimmer). This trope is about the latter. Some works play it subtle, darker then average skin with lighter then normal hair, while cartoonier works might go for the more visually striking {{dark skinned blond}}. There is some crossover with ganguros, who are sometimes thought of as "beach bunnies", but the light haired swimmer is generally more interested in sports than hitting on people at the pool.

In animes that aim for a more "natural" look (black and brown hair only), the characters with the lighter hair will either be rebels, fashionistas, foreigners, or spend a lot of time in the water (surfer or swimmer). This trope is about the latter. Some works play it subtle, darker then average skin with lighter then normal hair, while cartoonier works might go for the more visually striking {{dark skinned blond}}. There is some crossover with ganguros, who are sometimes thought of as "beach bunnies", but the light haired swimmer is generally more interested in sports than hitting on people at the pool.

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Also note that if the show is inhabited by characters with a [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair rainbow of different hair colors]], it's not an aversion if a non-swimmer has lighter colored hair then a swimmer, especially since light hair has plenty of other connotations as well.

* Maki of {{Slam Dunk}} has light brown hair and dark skin from surfing.

* The main character of {{Peach Girl}} is mistaken for a kogal when she's really this.
* Mizumachi of {{Eyeshield 21}} has the extreme blonde hair-tan skin varient, which provides a nice visual contrast to the {{raven hair ivory skin}}ned Kakei.
* Kagura of {{Azumanga Daioh}}, though curiously not as brown as Yomi's.
* Averted in Umisho, which is about a high school swimming club and has a large variety of hair colors, both light and dark.
* {{The World God Only Knows}} One of Keima's conquests had hair that turned light brown and unmanageable after being on the swim team for so long.
* Averted in {{Rumbling Hearts}}, where the Olympic-level swimmer Mitsuki has dark blue hair.
* Discussed in {{Lucky Star}} which doesn't make much sense when only one character in the entire cast even has black hair.
* In {{Pokemon}} Misty has red hair. The other main characters who do not swim have brown or black hair.
* In CodeGeass, averted as the swim club includes many hair colors. However, Shirley is the lighter - haired of the main characters with red hair, and the coach is a Dark Skinned Blond.
* In RosarioToVampire, Tamao Ichinose (who is actually a mermaid) is the president of the swim club; in the manga she has dark hair, but in the anime her hair is light green. This (dark hair in manga, lighter hair in anime) seems to hold true for most of the mermaids in the series.