I've worn glass since 3rd grade, can't see any more than maybe 6 inches.
Goggles helped but only in the water and just enough to see the lane lines and walls. I wear contacts, but never when I swam, until now. I bought those 30 day disposable contacts, on purpose just to wear to the pool, I wear regular daily wear otherwise.
It was wonderful!!!! I can see everything!!!!! :groovy:
The pace clock, people, lanes, even things I don't want to see like people adjusting swimsuits under water. LOL Now, I realized I have to relearn timing out my turns, but that is minor.
I had to laugh, because when I wore them for the first time, I almost was dizzy from just the water movement. I knew the water always moved, but never actually could see it moving from in the pool only from the deck. It was really funny.
I LOVE THEM and if I have a goggle malfunction from a bad start and loose one, no big, I
still have back ups. Can't wait for my meet in April it would be the first time ever not to have to remove my glasses and keep them safe while I swim. :banana:
I always felt I became a backstroker because it evened the field - no one could see and I grew up very very nearsighted during my age group and college swimming days. My teammates used to tease me and hide at the other end of the pool, in plain sight but still, if they didn't move I could not see them. I also once tried to start a conversation with a pile of pull buoys on the deck. At age 40 I had Lasik survery and feel that was as much a life changing event as having my children. I would never have attempted open water swimming without the vision correction and now I love doing that. I wore contact lenses for years but had to stop due to a chronic conjunctivitis, guess my eyes finally figured out there was a foreign object in my eyes. If you can wear your contacts while swimming that's fine but I am very glad I had the surgery.
I always felt I became a backstroker because it evened the field - no one could see and I grew up very very nearsighted during my age group and college swimming days. My teammates used to tease me and hide at the other end of the pool, in plain sight but still, if they didn't move I could not see them. I also once tried to start a conversation with a pile of pull buoys on the deck. At age 40 I had Lasik survery and feel that was as much a life changing event as having my children. I would never have attempted open water swimming without the vision correction and now I love doing that. I wore contact lenses for years but had to stop due to a chronic conjunctivitis, guess my eyes finally figured out there was a foreign object in my eyes. If you can wear your contacts while swimming that's fine but I am very glad I had the surgery.
