Swim/tri people

[CallingAllAngels]

Do you wear different goggles for OWS? I have always worn the same ones as the pool. I need a new pair, so maybe this is the year I will go all out and buy two pairs.

[bluelikejazz]

If it's sunny out, I will wear a darker/mirrored version of my regular goggles (speedo vanquishers). But if it's cloudy, I wear my regular ones*

*I only do an open swim like every 3 years - but I do wear my sunglasses ones for outdoor lap swimming.

[kams]

I have dark lenses and clear lenses and it just depends on the day

[chw57]

Jan 22, 2016 11:18:21 GMT -5 kams said:

I have dark lenses and clear lenses and it just depends on the day

This! One sunny day I only had my clear goggles and it was painful!

[joenali]

Same. I wear clear goggles outside. I don't wear contacts so if I have smoked/mirrored goggles it's harder to see.

[niq]

No, but I seem to be living dangerously. Whenever I'm in a triathlon, I see lots of people wearing these heavy duty goggles, I guess they are worried that they might get pulled off in the scrum at the swim start.

I do have goggles in several different shades depending on lighting conditions. Orange for cloudy days, gray/smoke for bright days, etc.

[shorewife]

I don't - but I like to live dangerously too!

[mrs.jacinthe]

Sometimes. I have a pair of giant aqua sphere goggles that I only wear in open water. But I only wear them in clear water events, for better visibility.

Otherwise, I have a tinted and a clear pair of vanquishers that I'll switch between depending on the light.

[Susie]

I have goggles with light/clear lenses that I wear in pools and on cloudy days for OWS, and mirrored/dark ones that I wear on sunny days for OWS. Same style.

I used to wear swedish goggles. Those are definitely pool only, in case I get smacked in the face. But since I started wearing Vanquishers all the time, the only difference for indoor/outdoor is color.

[juliabug]

Ditto everyone else. I love my speedo vanquishers. My gym pool is floor to ceiling windows on 2 sides, so I wear mirrored year round, indoor and open water.