Wearing Glasses/Contacts

Former Member
Former Member
Do any of you wear glasses or contacts? I dont mean just for reading but I mean all the time? Has it affected your swimming in any way? What do you do about not being able to see?
Parents
  • I have worn contacts while swimming for over ten years. The only problem I have is the worry that when I dive off the blocks, my goggles will come off and then I'll be hosed. But I have never had that actually happen in competition. I have terrible eyesight but can see well enough in the pool without contacts - I can make the turns and stuff, but I just can't tell time out of the water.
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  • I have worn contacts while swimming for over ten years. The only problem I have is the worry that when I dive off the blocks, my goggles will come off and then I'll be hosed. But I have never had that actually happen in competition. I have terrible eyesight but can see well enough in the pool without contacts - I can make the turns and stuff, but I just can't tell time out of the water.
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