As happens here occasionally, we’re going to do a user review. i wrote a review a year ago exactly of two goggles that i thought were notable, for different reasons. one was the Aqua Sphere Kayenne, and it was notable to me for its visibility while still maintaining a slim enough profile to qualify as a bona fide swim goggle (rather than a mask).
That was my take on it. Now we’ll get your take on it. Aqua Sphere would like 12 of you - ideally 6 men, 6 women - to try the goggles for two weeks, and then report back here with a review, on this forum, when I initiate a thread for the purpose, the review you write to be read by your peers.
In order to qualify to be one of the testers, you should be actively engaged in swim training right now; you’ll be swimming several days a week during the test period; and you should have some fair appreciation for what various goggle styles have felt like when you’ve tried them (but you don’t have to be a goggle expert).
You’ll be sent two sets of goggles: a small fit and a regular fit. Try them both, continue with what you like. Both sets of goggles will be yours.
If you’d like to be considered for this user review, please email your interest to Jake McLaughlin at Aqua Sphere.
Agreed … they’re pretty amazing. awesome fit and an easy to adjust strap.
… it only took me 5 minutes standing there at the rack to get over the fact that i was going to buy the brand of goggles that makes the seal mask … kind of the “compression sock of swimming”
I just wore them at St. George – they were awesome.
Great visibility, took a heel kick without hurting my eye socket, never leaked, and the little adjust-on-the-go strap is great. I like that the straps are bigger than your typical goggle, and that they are silicone (seem stickier).
I love the Kayennes. I’ve been using them for 3 years and have never been disappointed in them.
They are very similar in use to the Kaimans.
I like the blue tinted Kayennes for the pool and the smoke tinted Kayennes for outdoors and sunny racing days.
The Kaimans are available in amber tint while the Kayennes are not. As a result I will use the amber tinted Kaimans on race day to try an improve visibility when conditions are overcast and the water is murky.
I’ve tried other goggles from speedo and other but always find my way back to the Keyennes and the Kaimans.
Thanks Aquasphere!
BTW, I get my kids Aquasphere goggles for the summer too. They love them and they kind of hold up until the end of the summer.
Just to stop the product love in, I love everything about this goggle in store, the sockets feel super soft, the lenses are good, the adjustment seems like a game changer, but they leaked like crazy for me. Both the Kaimen and the Kayenne. I just never got a good seal with either one.
Any recommendations or is this just a no go for my eye shape. I have Speedo Vanquishers and B70 Hydra Visions that don’t let a drop in.
I would definitely be interested in doing this. I have always been one to be switching between goggles trying to find the best pair, and I either find a pair that leaks or hurts my eyes within a hour of swimming. So if I could get the email address that would be awesome. thanks
If you want to include more than the 12 reviewers.
I would give it a minus for adjustability. I could never make them seal properly and eventually abandoned them and went back to my old ones. Great google if fit is good, I guess.
+1 I love them as well. The tri shop I bought them from told me to get a small size, which I thought was weird at first but they fit like a dream. Used them for IMFL and have a backup pair as well.
I inherited a pair from my daughter when she went with Swedes.
I LOVE them, but I’m pretty near-sighted. The visibility and comfort are great. AND, they are pretty slim against the face.
Since they don’t offer a corrective lens model, I got tired of not seeing anything except the black line in the pool and I couldn’t see enough to race in them. Now, if they make some corrective inserts…
Thank you again for all of the applications! Emails have been sent to a very diverse crowd. We are looking forward to the feedback.
Lou3000, Have you tried a Kayenne or Kaiman small fit? Sometimes the regular fit is a little bit big for a swimmers face. Pulling the straps too tight can cause the seal to leak a little bit. These goggles don’t need to be pulled super tight as the seal and goggle will take the form of your face.
Doc, We make an excellent goggle with corrective lenses (replaceable), they are called the Aqua Sphere Eagle.