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So me being a triathlete, I always wear tinted or mirrored goggles.... but my niece put goggleS on her Christmas list. She used to be a competitive swimmer when she was a kid (she just turned 18). She's a lifeguard and still swims laps, because she likes it. She doesn't do tris. So I wanna buy her a nice pair of goggles. I was thinking the tyr goggleS that you can customize would be nice. But would people that swim only in a pool want tinited or mirrored or clear lenses? What are some other choices for really really nice goggles? Help me out here. Thanks
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Re: Pool swimmers. Talk to me about goggles [friesen] [ In reply to ]
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If she's indoors, then clear would be preferable. IMO, it's so dark and cave-like compared to being outside.

As to brand, I think what fits is something that has an adjustable nose piece in addition to just a strap does better than a one-piece gasket.

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Re: Pool swimmers. Talk to me about goggles [friesen] [ In reply to ]
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I use tinted goggles in the pool. If I didnÂ’t need prescription goggles I would probably get one of RokaÂ’s tinted or mirrored offerings.
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Re: Pool swimmers. Talk to me about goggles [friesen] [ In reply to ]
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I always liked mirrored goggles, more for the looks than any other reason. Never found them too dark, but I also swam in a very well lit pool. Bigger thing is that I always hated bulky goggles, and those without adjustable nosepieces.
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Re: Pool swimmers. Talk to me about goggles [friesen] [ In reply to ]
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I don't think tint or clear really matters too much. If you want to get her a nice gift that she probably wouldn't purchase herself, check out Sables RS101's
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friesen wrote:
So me being a triathlete, I always wear tinted or mirrored goggles.... but my niece put goggleS on her Christmas list. She used to be a competitive swimmer when she was a kid (she just turned 18). She's a lifeguard and still swims laps, because she likes it. She doesn't do tris. So I wanna buy her a nice pair of goggles. I was thinking the tyr goggleS that you can customize would be nice. But would people that swim only in a pool want tinited or mirrored or clear lenses? What are some other choices for really really nice goggles? Help me out here. Thanks

Goggles is a tough one as fit as so important. Personally Aqua Sphere's Kayenne small fit / ladies fit have fit me the best all time but I know they WON'T be for everyone. However I pay keen attention to my peers, what they wear and how often they adjust and clean, and defog goggles during rest periods. Given that, I think Special Ops by TYR tend to do very good job of fitting a variety of people and coming in some cool colors as well. I have used Specials Ops myself and I really like them as well, probably more than the Kayenne if just pool swimming for the simple reason that I don't need to deal with the hecklers telling me I look like Faris Al Sultan.


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Check out Roka goggles
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Re: Pool swimmers. Talk to me about goggles [friesen] [ In reply to ]
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I like clear or blue for indoors.

If she swam competitively, she likely has preferences. Ask her what type she likes.

If she prefers swedes, get a few in different colours.

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Re: Pool swimmers. Talk to me about goggles [Thomas Gerlach] [ In reply to ]
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Kayennes or special ops? For a pure swimmer who's just in the pool?

Wow. Just wow.

Thomas Gerlach wrote:
friesen wrote:
So me being a triathlete, I always wear tinted or mirrored goggles.... but my niece put goggleS on her Christmas list. She used to be a competitive swimmer when she was a kid (she just turned 18). She's a lifeguard and still swims laps, because she likes it. She doesn't do tris. So I wanna buy her a nice pair of goggles. I was thinking the tyr goggleS that you can customize would be nice. But would people that swim only in a pool want tinited or mirrored or clear lenses? What are some other choices for really really nice goggles? Help me out here. Thanks

Goggles is a tough one as fit as so important. Personally Aqua Sphere's Kayenne small fit / ladies fit have fit me the best all time but I know they WON'T be for everyone. However I pay keen attention to my peers, what they wear and how often they adjust and clean, and defog goggles during rest periods. Given that, I think Special Ops by TYR tend to do very good job of fitting a variety of people and coming in some cool colors as well. I have used Specials Ops myself and I really like them as well, probably more than the Kayenne if just pool swimming for the simple reason that I don't need to deal with the hecklers telling me I look like Faris Al Sultan.

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Re: Pool swimmers. Talk to me about goggles [JasoninHalifax] [ In reply to ]
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If someone bought me 10 pairs of the cheapie Sporti Sweeds from Swimoutlet in orange I'd be happy. That would be about $30.

I wear the orange everywhere now. Indoor, outdoor, open water, bright or dark outside.
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Re: Pool swimmers. Talk to me about goggles [friesen] [ In reply to ]
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Honestly, the best thing would be for her to try out a bunch. A good test is to push one lens of the goggles against your face and see how long it stays. Different people simply have different face shapes.
If there is a good (or even mediocre) swim store in your area, get her a gift certificate. Then once she finds what she likes, she can stick with that model until the company effs it up. Just like running shoes. :)
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Re: Pool swimmers. Talk to me about goggles [Thomas Gerlach] [ In reply to ]
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Thomas Gerlach wrote:
friesen wrote:
So me being a triathlete, I always wear tinted or mirrored goggles.... but my niece put goggleS on her Christmas list. She used to be a competitive swimmer when she was a kid (she just turned 18). She's a lifeguard and still swims laps, because she likes it. She doesn't do tris. So I wanna buy her a nice pair of goggles. I was thinking the tyr goggleS that you can customize would be nice. But would people that swim only in a pool want tinited or mirrored or clear lenses? What are some other choices for really really nice goggles? Help me out here. Thanks


Goggles is a tough one as fit as so important. Personally Aqua Sphere's Kayenne small fit / ladies fit have fit me the best all time but I know they WON'T be for everyone. However I pay keen attention to my peers, what they wear and how often they adjust and clean, and defog goggles during rest periods. Given that, I think Special Ops by TYR tend to do very good job of fitting a variety of people and coming in some cool colors as well. I have used Specials Ops myself and I really like them as well, probably more than the Kayenne if just pool swimming for the simple reason that I don't need to deal with the hecklers telling me I look like Faris Al Sultan.

The Special Ops TYR link goes to the Aqua Sphere. Thanks for the recommendation on the Kayenne small fit. I need a narrower nose bridge as I wear the Jr. Hydrospex Speedo for years but would like a bigger field of vision so I will give the Kayenne a try.
John
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Re: Pool swimmers. Talk to me about goggles [friesen] [ In reply to ]
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friesen wrote:
So me being a triathlete, I always wear tinted or mirrored goggles

How are those two things related?

Personally, I have been using untinted Speedo Sprint goggles for the past 30 years or so, both in the pool and in open water swimming.

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Re: Pool swimmers. Talk to me about goggles [klehner] [ In reply to ]
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Because when you're swimming 2.4 miles at 7 am, I don't want clear goggles
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Re: Pool swimmers. Talk to me about goggles [friesen] [ In reply to ]
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Because when you're swimming 2.4 miles at 7 am, I don't want clear goggles

Why not? No matter where the sun is, you should be able to breathe without staring at the sun. You should be able to sight ahead of you without staring at the sun (if the sun is directly where you want to go, just aim toward the sun). I find that I'd rather be able to see everything clearly than to block out the sun.

I guess if you are doing a point-to-point 2.4 mile swim directly north or directly south (direction depending on which side you breathe on), it can get annoying. Are there many of those uni-direction IM swims?

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Re: Pool swimmers. Talk to me about goggles [klehner] [ In reply to ]
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For early morning swims with some chop and not awesome buoys, IÂ’ve definitely had situations where the glare was such that I couldnÂ’t sight the buoy properly with clear goggles.
Also, outside training, it can be painful doing anything but free with clear goggles.
Indoors, I canÂ’t imagine wearing anything but clear, or maybe amber if I wore Swedes. These days, I swim in relatively dark pools, though.
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Re: Pool swimmers. Talk to me about goggles [klehner] [ In reply to ]
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klehner wrote:
friesen wrote:
So me being a triathlete, I always wear tinted or mirrored goggles


How are those two things related?

Personally, I have been using untinted Speedo Sprint goggles for the past 30 years or so, both in the pool and in open water swimming.

Sometimes very tough to swim outdoors especially in a pool with a white bottom with clear lenses. I can swim indoors with tinted. So, I only buy one type of goggle.
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Re: Pool swimmers. Talk to me about goggles [Thomas Gerlach] [ In reply to ]
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Thomas Gerlach wrote:
I don't need to deal with the hecklers telling me I look like Faris Al Sultan.
Oh my.
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Re: Pool swimmers. Talk to me about goggles [Thorax] [ In reply to ]
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Thorax wrote:
Thomas Gerlach wrote:
I don't need to deal with the hecklers telling me I look like Faris Al Sultan.
Oh my.

The correct phrase these days is "wow just wow"

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Re: Pool swimmers. Talk to me about goggles [johnnybefit] [ In reply to ]
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Thomas Gerlach wrote:
friesen wrote:
So me being a triathlete, I always wear tinted or mirrored goggles.... but my niece put goggleS on her Christmas list. She used to be a competitive swimmer when she was a kid (she just turned 18). She's a lifeguard and still swims laps, because she likes it. She doesn't do tris. So I wanna buy her a nice pair of goggles. I was thinking the tyr goggleS that you can customize would be nice. But would people that swim only in a pool want tinited or mirrored or clear lenses? What are some other choices for really really nice goggles? Help me out here. Thanks


Goggles is a tough one as fit as so important. Personally Aqua Sphere's Kayenne small fit / ladies fit have fit me the best all time but I know they WON'T be for everyone. However I pay keen attention to my peers, what they wear and how often they adjust and clean, and defog goggles during rest periods. Given that, I think Special Ops by TYR tend to do very good job of fitting a variety of people and coming in some cool colors as well. I have used Specials Ops myself and I really like them as well, probably more than the Kayenne if just pool swimming for the simple reason that I don't need to deal with the hecklers telling me I look like Faris Al Sultan.


The Special Ops TYR link goes to the Aqua Sphere. Thanks for the recommendation on the Kayenne small fit. I need a narrower nose bridge as I wear the Jr. Hydrospex Speedo for years but would like a bigger field of vision so I will give the Kayenne a try.
John

Sorry about that. Sounds like the Aqua Sphere were more apropos anyway. Hopefully they are working out for you - I definitely like the enhanced field of vision for open water!!!


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Re: Pool swimmers. Talk to me about goggles [JasoninHalifax] [ In reply to ]
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JasoninHalifax wrote:
Kayennes or special ops? For a pure swimmer who's just in the pool?

Wow. Just wow.

Thomas Gerlach wrote:
friesen wrote:
So me being a triathlete, I always wear tinted or mirrored goggles.... but my niece put goggleS on her Christmas list. She used to be a competitive swimmer when she was a kid (she just turned 18). She's a lifeguard and still swims laps, because she likes it. She doesn't do tris. So I wanna buy her a nice pair of goggles. I was thinking the tyr goggleS that you can customize would be nice. But would people that swim only in a pool want tinited or mirrored or clear lenses? What are some other choices for really really nice goggles? Help me out here. Thanks


Goggles is a tough one as fit as so important. Personally Aqua Sphere's Kayenne small fit / ladies fit have fit me the best all time but I know they WON'T be for everyone. However I pay keen attention to my peers, what they wear and how often they adjust and clean, and defog goggles during rest periods. Given that, I think Special Ops by TYR tend to do very good job of fitting a variety of people and coming in some cool colors as well. I have used Specials Ops myself and I really like them as well, probably more than the Kayenne if just pool swimming for the simple reason that I don't need to deal with the hecklers telling me I look like Faris Al Sultan.

I know I know, sacrilegious... but seriously, they are so much easier on the eyes. Buttery soft gaskets on both :)


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I don't personally use them, but on a college swim team with about 40 swimmers, I'd say around 30-35 wear the Speedo Vanquishers, whether it be the women's version or the men's version.

I used to be on them forever but have gone to Roka F1 goggles since discovering them three years ago. Very similar to the Vanquishers but just fit me ever so slightly better than the Vanquishers.

I use mirrored but don't have a big preference to that or clear goggles. Wouldn't recommend tinted for indoor pool swimming though. Use tinted for outdoor pool swimming in the summer.
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Re: Pool swimmers. Talk to me about goggles [CVH1296] [ In reply to ]
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Two good choices are the Roka F1 in Clear Mirror (light enough for indoors, but look better than just clear lenses), or the MP Exceed goggles (I use the blue lenses for indoor): https://www.swimoutlet.com/...8141504/?color=50204

Both are comfortable enough to train in, but are the lower profile that competitive swimmers are used to.

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CVH1296 wrote:
I don't personally use them, but on a college swim team with about 40 swimmers, I'd say around 30-35 wear the Speedo Vanquishers, whether it be the women's version or the men's version.

I used to be on them forever but have gone to Roka F1 goggles since discovering them three years ago. Very similar to the Vanquishers but just fit me ever so slightly better than the Vanquishers.

I use mirrored but don't have a big preference to that or clear goggles. Wouldn't recommend tinted for indoor pool swimming though. Use tinted for outdoor pool swimming in the summer.

+1. The Vanquishers fit a wide variety of faces really well (including those with a high nose bridge).

Of note, they also come in a "Junior" size, that actually fits even better for those with smaller eye-sockets.
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Honestly, goggles are really personal. Can you ask her which ones she likes?

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