About time for me to stock up on some goggles again. I've worn Swedes since high school but I'm looking for something that might be more robust - Swede straps start falling apart pretty quick and they aren't very fog resistant.
Anything out there that's Swede-ish but a bit more sturdy?
Or maybe I should just go to the swim shop and try some on... I need to go fit for a nicer tech suit for Nationals anyway, ain't spending money on something I might not be able to squeeze my thighs into.
I'm a swede lifer. I still wear them for practice and sometimes meets. Although the straps wear out fairly regularly, I think the cost makes up for it. I've worn two other types of goggles during competition: Vanquisher 2.0 and Fastskin 3.0. I only started wearing those because swedes don't stay on my face when I wear a cap, regardless of how tight I make them. I never wore a cap when I was younger, but I kept my hair much shorter and/or shaved it. I've never had goggles that did a great job with fog, these two included. The straps are certainly better on the Vanq and FS. But, I still like the swedes because my peripheral vision is the best in them.
That's funny, I think the MP and fancy Fastskin goggles and the like look hideous! I guess I'm kind of minimalist equipment-wise. Id be more than happy going to a championship meet with an FS1, new smoke tinted Swedes and a latex cap.
I may just go with Swedes again, as a backstroker with an occasional problem swimming straight, any loss of peripheral vision can potentially be catastrophic :P
About time for me to stock up on some goggles again. I've worn Swedes since high school but I'm looking for something that might be more robust - Swede straps start falling apart pretty quick and they aren't very fog resistant.
Anything out there that's Swede-ish but a bit more sturdy?
Or maybe I should just go to the swim shop and try some on... I need to go fit for a nicer tech suit for Nationals anyway, ain't spending money on something I might not be able to squeeze my thighs into.
I like the Sporti Antifog Swedes in Amber, better than the original Swede because of the silicone padding and the antifog works pretty well, though I probably don’t swim as hard as you to really test its limits:
www.swimoutlet.com/.../
The bungee cord it comes with isn’t very elastic. However with a more elastic bungee and the silicone, no leaking or mashing into eye socket to prevent leaks.
The Vanquishers are nice but side visibility is not good; they have facets etched on the side of the lens.
i think these look really cool but wow are they are expensive
www.swimoutlet.com/.../
