Advice needed for keeping goggles in place during race start

RE: Advice needed for keeping goggles in place during race start

Elaine Krugman — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 07:24:49 GMT

Google "Swim Outlet" or "Swim 2000" (others out there too). These are on-line swim shops and carry a wide variety of googles. I have great luck with TYR Femme googles. They are smaller for a female face. They have 2 or 3 models that are Femme. My favorites are the femme T-72 Petite! These googles are cheap ($9 to $10 dollars), have a totally adjustable nose bridge, low profile for diving and turns, and come metallized or regular lenses. I have stock-piled 12 pairs in case they stop making them. I never see these googles in swim shops, only on-line. Hey, Bobinator, my Tyr Femme T-72 Petite just arrived from Swimoutlet.com, along with the second cap I ordered. I'll try them out in the pool tomorrow. Thanks for the suggestion! I think they'll work out fine!

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Former Member — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 17:51:50 GMT

Search around for Swedish Goggles. Because you have to assemble them yourself (don't worry, it's only a bit difficult for the first time!) you can properly adjust them to fit your face structure just right! The only downside is that they may be uncomfortable when you start using them. Cheers!

RE: Advice needed for keeping goggles in place during race start

Elaine Krugman — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 12:49:42 GMT

here's a sff tip I wrote on this topic www.usms.org/.../showpost.php Ande, this was excellent- thanks! :) To all of you who posted on this thread: THANK YOU!!! :applaud: The advice has been terrific and I have been taking notes! I really do appreciate all your help. Cheers! Elaine

RE: Advice needed for keeping goggles in place during race start

Stevepowell — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 11:12:23 GMT

Try youth goggles: www.swimoutlet.com/.../319.htm

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jessicafk11 — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 04:44:40 GMT

In high school I almost never had google issues but when preparing for my first Masters meet, I found that I was doing something wrong as they kept coming off and I was getting frustrated. I wanted to enjoy the meet no matter what my times were but I did actually want to be able to swim the events I entered. I tightened the goggles and I scheduled a one on one coaching session (i.e. private swim lesson) at the pool I usually swim at. They set me up with a coach who has a lot of experience (I was hoping they would schedule me with him since I have talked with him before and have seen him coaching others) because of my own experience. I got 30 minutes to work on starts. It didn't take anywhere near that long to help me (I looked up when I shouldn't have) and the rest of the time we worked on improving my turns and pull out. Good luck!

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orca1946 — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 04:00:59 GMT

As a new swimmer, try to stretch your arms out & then in , so the biceps push against the goggles. After 1000 dives , you will find keeping the head down will help.

RE: Advice needed for keeping goggles in place during race start

Former Member — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 15:50:12 GMT

I agree with Lump. It's not about tightness, it's about tucking your head. You're most likely not tucking enought - make sure your elbows are above your ears when you streamline to dive into the pool and chin to your neck. Practice every day until you get it. Just to add to some very good advice. When tucking your chin IN, try to see your feet while you're in the air. On the same subject I have found a few pairs that will not leak, if tight and they're more streamlined than my regular oversized Speedo Bajas. I swim all my "regular" swims in Bajas, and my races in Technoflex or Raceflex or Velocity.

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Former Member — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 13:20:02 GMT

Tightness doesn't help that much. Practice you starts, tucking your chin, keeping the head down, and a clean entry...that pretty much should cure it. Being a distance swimmer in my "real" competitive years I always wore fairly loose googles due to the distance I was swimming and never had an issue. It just takes some practice. I have more of an issue now because I shave my head and there isn't much for the straps to hang on to. I also don't get to practice starts either because I train alone during "free swim" times. They require me to have a coach on deck. However I did find an older lifeguard (retired school teacher) that lets me when he's head guard.

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Former Member — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 13:00:54 GMT

i tap them to get extra suction..... really.

RE: Advice needed for keeping goggles in place during race start

Former Member — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 10:54:15 GMT

I've always found that when I lose my goggles it's because I've picked up my head just after hitting the water. Try keeping your head down and see if that helps.

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ande — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 10:50:23 GMT

here's a sff tip I wrote on this topic www.usms.org/.../showpost.php

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hnatkin — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 09:34:41 GMT

RE: Advice needed for keeping goggles in place during race start

heidi k — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 08:36:11 GMT

I have the Aqua Sphere Kaiman Jr. goggles. I find that the strap moves down when I dive. For racing I put the strap under my cap and the goggles always stay in place. No need to tighten excessively.

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waves101 — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 08:13:41 GMT

I took 10 years off from college to my first masters meet. In that time, Speedo quit making the goggles I had always used. It took me over 20 pair before I found what works for me. They also are the longest lasting goggles I've ever worn. Try the View Sniper. Probably will only find online but they are smaller socket style and may meet your needs.

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jbs — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 07:01:04 GMT

Great reminder- thanks! I wouldn't mind trying to find another pair of goggles, but I tried several models on at other stores, before trying them ALL at ***'s. I was just lucky to find anything that fit! I'll keep on trying whenever I'm at a sporting goods store... (There isn't a swim specialty store in my area.) To the extent that your problem is really one of fit of the goggles rather than the form of your dive, I wonder if you are trying goggles that have adjustable nose pieces? It seems like most of the time when I can't get a good fit it's because the individual lenses aren't the right distance apart--though in my case, I usually need to make them wider rather than narrower. It can also really affect that feeling of suction too. Sometimes when I try on goggles out of the box they won't feel like they fit--only to fit well when I swap out the nose pieces. If you haven't already, it might be worthwhile looking online for an inexpensive pair that's adjustable and see if a narrower nose piece helps. Swedish goggles are really cheap and you basically tie them together, so you can make them any width you want. On the other hand, something a little more expensive like the Speedo Vanquisher usually comes with 5 nose pieces you can try--and if they are still too wide, I've seen people use bits of rubber strap to hold the goggles together. Hope that helps.

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Bobinator — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 07:00:19 GMT

RE: Advice needed for keeping goggles in place during race start

Elaine Krugman — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 06:39:53 GMT

RE: Advice needed for keeping goggles in place during race start

Bobinator — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 06:31:28 GMT

I remind myself to "put my chin on my neck" when I dive off blocks. If that doesn't work you might need a sleeker google for racing. The Aqua Sphere googles are comfy and have wide range of vision but they are very bulky! Mine tend to waver a little on flip turns and fast push-offs. I think they are considered an open water google.

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Elaine Krugman — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 06:20:09 GMT

Thanks Edward and Allen for the great advice! :)

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Allen Stark — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 06:06:33 GMT

They should be very tight,almost uncomfortably so.Put your cap on over the goggles straps and pull the cap down so the front edge of the cap covers the top edge of the goggles.