So which should I wear for my OW swim? Thought I'd do contacts as that way I'll find my way to the start more easily before I put on my goggles. Then I was talking to someone yesterday who pointed out that you will get swum over at the start, so I'm now worried about my goggles getting knocked off and thus losing my contacts, and hence having no hope of seeing where I'm going.
Answers on a postcard please....on second thoughts - let me try a poll...
Ok poll seems to have gone.....just answers on a postcard then......
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Contacts.
Having your goggles knocked off is possible, but not all that likely. Especially if you don't start in the thick of things.
Your contacts won't necessarily fall out if your goggles come off, anyway, since you'll close your eyes. I can swim without goggles with squinted eyes -- or a goggle half-full of water -- and (usually) not lose a contact. (Mine are soft contacts.)
Wear your goggles under your cap instead of over, and they're less likely to come off.
If you're really worried, and you wear disposables, bring a spare pair and tuck them into your suit or swim cap. You could put them in midway if you had to.
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Contacts.
Having your goggles knocked off is possible, but not all that likely. Especially if you don't start in the thick of things.
Your contacts won't necessarily fall out if your goggles come off, anyway, since you'll close your eyes. I can swim without goggles with squinted eyes -- or a goggle half-full of water -- and (usually) not lose a contact. (Mine are soft contacts.)
Wear your goggles under your cap instead of over, and they're less likely to come off.
If you're really worried, and you wear disposables, bring a spare pair and tuck them into your suit or swim cap. You could put them in midway if you had to.
