Man this is a problem....for starters... I have buggy eyes...that being they protrude a bit...enough that my eyes touch the lenses on regular goggles. After trying various options I found a goggle from TYR that looks like a smaller version of a scuba mask. Actually very comfortable, and not at all bulky/anti streamline (although they probably look pretty goofy) but leakage around the edges is problem. When I put them on the seal is great, they adhere to my face well, and you must pry up an edge to take them off. But during swim one or the other will allow water in, sometimes enough so that they are ineffective. I have tried to tighten them down, moved the straps to different positions on my head, to varying degrees of success, but still the water comes in....I can function this way, but does anyone have any ideas as to how the leakage can be minimualized? Or is this just the deal? Thanks in advance.
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The first time I swam the 1650, my prescription goggles broke during the first 25 yards. My right eye piece completely filled with water. My eyes are terribly sensitive to chlorine, so I decided that removing my goggles entirely was out of the question. However, swimming with just one eye open completely killed my ability to perceive distances . . . which meant every flip turn was just a matter of chance. I was swimming so erratically that the person counting for me thought I was either sick or drunk!
I did finish the race (mostly because my coach was there watching) but I never bought that brand of goggle again.
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The first time I swam the 1650, my prescription goggles broke during the first 25 yards. My right eye piece completely filled with water. My eyes are terribly sensitive to chlorine, so I decided that removing my goggles entirely was out of the question. However, swimming with just one eye open completely killed my ability to perceive distances . . . which meant every flip turn was just a matter of chance. I was swimming so erratically that the person counting for me thought I was either sick or drunk!
I did finish the race (mostly because my coach was there watching) but I never bought that brand of goggle again.
