best open water goggles

the best open water goggles are the ones you are most comfortable in!

When I embarked on my first swimtrek and did extensive open water swimming for multiple hours every day, I tried 6 different goggles before settling on one. I also noticed that my pool goggles would hurt after wearing them for 2+ hours. I guess I needed to do longer pool swims in order to know that.

I settled for a pair that had a bigger lens, especially to the side, so I could see a lot more than with my pool goggles. Comfort and how much I could see were my 2 priorities when choosing a pair.

I tried goggles from arena, bling2O and speedo. The Bling2O aren't the pretties ones but I found them great for OW swimming. big lens and comfortable. I ultimately settled for the arena airspeed, for the reason that I can also wear them in the pool, because that's what I still mainly do. But if I was going to get a true OW goggle, I would have gone with the bling2O.

Hope this helps

Like Britt said above…the best goggle is the one that works best for you. For me…and you may want to look at this option…the operative word is not “goggle” but “sport mask” (or “swim mask”). Not to be confused with a “diver’s mask.” Sport masks are a single lens that doesn’t have the nose piece like a diver’s mask, but fits around your eye sockets and not IN them. Goggles are fine. But for me, having them press into my eye socket continuously without being able to remove them on long swims (hour plus) becomes painful, and causes headaches. So, I prefer a sport mask similar to the one pictured below. (Because of models being discontinued by the various brands, this is the actual one I’m currently using, but have used other brands/models in the past.) The pressure is outside the eye socket and much less discomforting for me. But, not all sport masks are the same either. It may take you several attempts to find the one that works for you (same if you go with goggles). One thing I will suggest, whether you go with goggles or mask, is having a tinted lens. Unlike swimming in an indoor pool, open water swimmers are frequently confronted with the Sun in their eyes, and glare/reflection off the water. Depending on your swim course, long exposure of that glare can cause discomfort, and impact your navigation. So that’s a couple things to consider. Good luck. — Dan

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