A Michael Phelps can swim a world record blind, as happened at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing when his glasses filled with water and he made the last 100 meters of the butterfly without seeing anything. The hobby swimmer cannot keep up with that. The glasses have to fit, otherwise pulling the lanes won’t be fun. Good swimming goggles hold tight and sit comfortably at the same time. The fact that some people still look like a panda bear with dark pressure rings around their eyes after swimming is as much a part of sport as the water in the pool.
Because every face is cut differently, there are no glasses that make every swimmer happy. It is important to put on the glasses in the department store beforehand. The test: press the glasses over your eyes without a headband. If it holds for a few seconds: perfect. The eyelashes shouldn’t touch the glasses, the nasal bridge shouldn’t press the bridge of the nose and the straps should be easy to adjust without getting angry in the pelvis on a regular basis. Many swimming goggles are impregnated with an anti-fog solution to prevent the lenses from fogging up. In most cases, you can rely on this for at least a while, as long as you rinse the glasses with clear water after swimming and let them air dry. A towel breaks the coating as well as the UV protection. One thing is also certain: because the material gives way after a few years, even your favorite glasses have to be replaced.
© SZ from 07/17/2021