Malmsten Unisex Swedish Goggles Standard Goggles

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Offered in 6 light colors – pink, green, blue, clear, yellow and purple - with silver mirror coating. Anti-fog treatment and UV-protection. Both for indoors and outdoors use. Smoke – designed to reduce light transmission and lower the overall brightness. Best suited to outdoor swimming – perfect in the sun. A final option is swimming masks which offer a wide range of vision because of their size – these are best suited to children or people swimming in open water. 2. The Comfort Swimmers who do laps in a darker pool will want to lean towards a lighter lens tint to maximize sight, something that becomes especially important when the interior of the goggle lens fogs up during strenuous swim workouts. Silicone is a hypoallergenic material that is soft and extremely durable. Compared to latex rubber, silicone doesn’t degrade and fade when exposed consistently to chlorine and the sun.

The main limitation of these swim goggles is that for competitive swimmers I would notrecommend wearing them on race day. Every swimmer on the planet has recurring nightmares about their swim goggles falling off when they dive into the water when racing. Sure, they look cool, but for every swimmer that wears a pair of Swedish goggles for the first time there is the inevitable, “Ouch!” Generally, popular swim goggles ship with up to five different nose bridges, while others have string so that you can set the distance between the goggle lenses to your liking. Open water swimmers, and more casual swimmers, might be more comfortable with a larger, wider lens that broadens vision. Cost.

Purpose of Swedish goggles

Speedo makes goggles for every kind of swimming, from open water to elite competition. Speedo goggles come in a wide range of tints, colors, and even sizes, with both junior and adult goggles. They even make goggles for more recreational uses, including for toddlers and swim masks. I use the Malmsten Swedish goggles in summer in outdoor pools because my face is burning only a minimum, and the mirror version of the goggles provides great protection against sharp sunlight. One practical advice for beginners: the first few training sessions the bones around your eyes may hurt, but try to hold on because your bones are gradually getting used to the goggles and you will not have any problem swimming in the goggles.

For the swimmer that doesn’t need all the fancy-pants add-ons and “tech”, Swedish swim goggles are the perfect option. ✅ They look great Use a strap offcut to get an understanding of the correct positioning in terms of width between the lenses. Don’t rely on goggle feel out of the pool. Test the goggles in the pool (or a bath!). Sometimes what you think is the correct width in fact doesn’t work out. Once you know how the ideal adjustment performs in the pool, set aside time switch to string and make the adjustment permanent. This is simply a trial and error process. Make your first attempt at replicating the width you want to achieve. Don’t tie the knot too tightly. Then try on the goggles and see if the width is correct. If you didn’t get it right, keep trying until you get the result you want. Note that you may need to cut the rubber sleeve protector to size. Want even more racing goggles for swimming? I’ve put together a comprehensive of the best swimming goggles for competition and racing here. Competitive swimmers will want a goggle lens that is smaller, low-profile and allows them to see clearly to the front and to the sides. Most swim goggles are now built with silicone head straps. Silicone is far more durable in the water compared to latex (this goes for choosing a latex or silicone swim cap as well).The strap has little to do with the seal of your goggles but is imperative for holding them in place. Goggles worn too tight will merely add pressure to the sensitive parts of the eye. Darker tints and mirrored lenses are best suited for outdoor pools to protect your eyes from the sun and keep you from squinting like crazy from the glare on the surface of the water. Lens size. Over 30+ years of experience as a national-level competitive swimmer and now as a competitive lap swimmer at my local YMCA, I’ve had a chance to use just about every swim goggle under the sun.