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When goggles aren’t on the eyes, they are up on the forehead, not around the neck.
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The cap isn’t on sideways.
Mickstar evidently not aware of how to spot a good swimmer from a bad one. He is beyond help. Ignore him.
LOL! When you have to say that is when you know you’ve lost. Try again next time, kid.
Wore swedes all through high school and college. I’ve been wearing my swedes to all my tri’s this year until today. I knew today’s race I was going to be swimming around a bunch of people in the heats before me (they sent the sprint off before the olympic race), so I was concerned about getting wacked in the face. I picked up a pair of tyr racetechs the other day since they have good padding and I had great success when I wore them when I was a 10&under. I probably will stick with the racetechs for all my races from now on and just train in swedes.
Definitely agree with the swede stereotype. Another competitor in my heat was wearing swedes and I took notice before we took off this morning. We stayed together for the first 200 meters but then he began to fade. From what I could tell, he was a decent swimmer and was only a few minutes behind me in 2nd out of the water.
i havent worn anything but sweedes since high school.
id put money that the swimmers with sweedes are generally FOP and the ones with Aquaspheres scuba masks are BOP
I switched TO swedish goggles a few years (out of desperation with leaking gasketted ones of several types) and now they are all I swim in. Training and racing. Indoors and out.
I have clear, tinted (several colours) and some iridium ones and I love them.
Why not race in them?
Different faces fit different goggles better or worse. How about we all just race in whichever goggles we prefer, and get on with swimming fast? 
I will never wear another type of goggles. Being a former collegiate swimmer, they have been and always will be my favorites (always green too, superstition). Not one ounce of desire to try anything else.
A few years ago, I did a mile ocean OWS which we were bussed down and swam parallel to the beach the whole way. At the start, I was walking into the water, putting my cap and goggles on and not paying attention. So I got crushed by a huge wave and needless to say I dropped my goggles and they were to never be seen again. I managed to borrow a pair from a mom watching her son. Literally the second I got home, I ordered 2 more pairs of swedes and they’ve been good to me ever since, one is still in the bag as my backup. Through the years, the only change I’ve made is going with the bungee rather than the elastic. Loosen it up for workouts and make it snugger for races.
Swedish goggles are the best. I am reluctant to try any goggle in competition that I don’t regularly train in – just asking for trouble.
How do I identify really good swimmers? (This is more for national level swim meets than triathlons)
7.) If they perform some “freak” level of flexibility exercise right before they race – you are in trouble.
You’re beyond help about being beyond help. I’ve been swimming for 15 years, racing tri for 10, and have competed at a very high level in both. My assessment is based on plenty of experience and has been corroborated by many on here. You point out one exception that applies in .001% of races and think I “lost?”
You’re out of your damn mind.
No need to get upset. If you like scuba masks, go for it. Real swimmers don’t use them. That is how it is.
Now, regarding Faris: I love Swedish goggles, but if Aqua Sphere paid me to wear their goggles (http://www.aquasphereswim.com/us/index.php/sponsored-athletes), I might think about it too.
LOL Lance, LOL.
swedes are like fixies for bike messengers- not the fastest, not the safest. but the cheapest? yup. the most reliable? for sure. and, if used by an expert, leak-proof and safe? absolutely. I use my swedes for everything, no problems ever. I have my fit written down, and can adjust any pair of them accordingly. the mirrored ones are the darkest available, and the colored ones are easy to clean- no pads to ruin in a heavy duty cleaning solution. straps and a nosepiece are easy to come by- the goggles I finished my college career in had a nosepiece made of fishing line. not all serious tri swimmers are wearing swedes, but any who does choose them is certainly a FOP swimmer. Lat slapping is, of course, the best indicator, but swedes take a close second.
No. I don’t think you lost. I know you lost, and you just proved it. Weren’t you going to ignore me?
You should get together with SeasonsChange and write a book telling people how much you both know. Eventually, someone will start to believe it. Maybe.
No need to get upset. If you like scuba masks, go for it. Real swimmers don’t use them. That is how it is.
Now, regarding Faris: I love Swedish goggles, but if Aqua Sphere paid me to wear their goggles (http://www.aquasphereswim.com/...p/sponsored-athletes), I might think about it too.
LOL Lance, LOL.
Actually, I train & race in Swedish goggles, but that really has nothing to do with it.
5. When goggles aren’t on the eyes, they are up on the forehead, not around the neck.
- The cap isn’t on sideways.
My boy just started swimming a couple seasons ago, and I die a little inside every time I see him walk around with his goggles around his neck (he’s in HS now, so it’s not like he’s only 8 years old). I’ve tried gently hinting that he should maybe try some other alternative, but no luck so far. Might have to get a little more frank with the kid…
Love them
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