Best Goggles???

I prefere swedish, but they take getting use to if you have'nt used them before. Low profile, very cheap, but can rake your face if you hit the water wrong or get socked in the face by another swimmer.

If you happened to be without goggles in open water, would you swim with eyes closed or open underwater?

I wear Vanquishers in practice, and Speed Sockets to race with. The Speed Sockets fit closer to the face and the seal tends to dig in a bit. That's why I don't use them for practice. But they stick like crazy in for racing.

I wear Vanquishers in practice, and Speed Sockets to race with. The Speed Sockets fit closer to the face and the seal tends to dig in a bit. That's why I don't use them for practice. But they stick like crazy in for racing. That is funny I am exactly the opposite. Speed Sockets for practice because they don't leave goggle eyes for me but I can't dive in with them and keep them on. I use the Womens Vanquishers for racing.

I got tired of expensive goggles breaking, getting lost or having weird things happen to the gaskets. So, I went swedes about 2 years ago. It takes about one week to get accustomed to them but then you want no others. They are indestructible, cheap, come in a wide variety of colors and shades for wherever you swim.

I feel bad now. Just found out that the goggles I like/wear (speedo sprint) are "recreational." They just seem to stay on my face the best. :banana:

Goggles are highly individualized. Used to use the arena youth goggles, but I am now exclusively a Swedish wearer in pools and in open water. The others are right. After the week adjustment period, I don't want to wear anything else.

Montebarra Swedish goggles. Took me two practices to get used to, years ago. Love 'em. Stay nice and snug, and at $4.95 I don't care if I lose them! Mirrored ones are more expensive at $12.95 I think.

If you happened to be without goggles in open water, would you swim with eyes closed or open underwater? While I have not been in your situation, where I have needed to swim without goggles, I have spent many days playing in the surf during my lifetime and I do open my eyes. I think it hurts less than chlorine. To answer your question, I would open my eyes. On another note, I swam my first practice with new TYR socket rockets metallized and I am impressed. They did not fog up at all. I have been using the standard, clear, socket rocket, and they fog up. Maybe it is new goggles, who knows. I prefer socket rockets over the swedes because there is rubber socket lining which is comfortable.

Just curious what people think the best competition goggles are? Also should you wear different goggles for open water swimming? Thanks for your advice!:) As stated earlier, this is a highly individual choice due to the different shapes of faces and eye-ridges. I like Tusa's View goggles for both pool and open water. I use clear ones when swimming indoors or low light conditions and tinted when outdoors or bright conditions. For open water swims, I always use a NEW pair, since even a small amount of wear or scratching of the lens bothers me in open water (visibility can be an issue and I want the most clarity possible).