Competitive Swimwear
Jul 22, 20202 min
Updated: Jul 23, 2020
One of the essential equipment any swimmer will own is a good pair of racing goggles. There are three important qualities any good racing goggle should have.
Low Drag profile
Comfort level
Vision (both to cut glare and field of vision)
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Pros:
Multiple colors to adapt to outdoor and indoor racing
Increase depth for long eyelashes
5 different adjustable nose pieces
Extremely clear
Nice tight suction to prevent goggles from moving during dive and turns
Duel strap to ensure goggle has upper and lower support to prevent movement
Cons:
Price a little on the high side
Recommend for: High School, College, and Elite swimmers
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Pros:
Comfortable
No dangling straps (aka less drag)
Easy to adjust strap that has measuring marks
Low profile to reduce drag
UV protected lens
Cons
Price is the most expensive of the bunch
Only mirror option (I prefer to only race with mirror for both indoor and outdoor)
Recommend for: Elite swimmers
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Pros:
Super soft gasket for a watertight seal
100% UV protection
Extremely clear
Large field of vision
Cons:
The strap has had a history of loosening over time
Huge price range (expensive if you want the mirror goggle shown above)
Recommended for: Elite swimmers
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Pros:
Great visibility
UV Protection
Multiple nose pieces
Cheap!
Good field of vision
Cons:
Not as low profile as others mentioned in this list
Bubbles sometimes get stuck under goggles until the face is tilted
Recommended for: Beginners, High school, and College swimmers
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Pros:
Enhanced split lens to promote the proper head position
Cheap!
deep to accommodate people with long eyelashes
Smooth transition for someone who trains with Swedish Goggles
Cons:
High profile compared to other in this list
No silicon gasket need to make sure goggle is tight to prevent movement and water form entering
Scratches easily
Recommended for: Beginners, High school, and College swimmers
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