Goggles for pool training?

[XabreTooth]

Hi!

Which are good goggles for pool swimming? I bought a pair of 'swedish' (with no flexible skirt), but after some attempts, i have given up on getting those to seal tight. Which means i'm still using my old Nimrod mask in the pool - perhaps a little uncool..

 

[land shark]

I bought a seal mask from Aquasphere and it has a skirt comparable to a regular diving mask. Remeber with a seal mask your nose comes into play. Mine creeps up a bit before it seals up. tall beak

jim

 

[naiad]

I use Cressi Galileo goggles - good for pool training so far.

Lucia

 

[Polorutz]

Seal goggles are the best bet... seal XP are good if you have a small face and the cool thing comes from the seal/sealxp + paradisia combo when doing dynamics (for me at least)

 

[Yidaki]

where do u get that combo? Seal!!!u have link?

 

[XabreTooth]

any other options? which are the more streamlined?

 

[Polorutz]

seal XP is the most streamlined I've seen... for seal and aquasphere goggles you can find them on ebay, I personally buy them from Visibility Unlimited Inc.

www.visibilityunlimited.com

for paradisia noseclips you have to go directly to bernard or buy them from someone who will charge a lot for getting them to you... if you live in europe contact bernard directly through the phone... if you're in america like me go to performance freediving.... they usually have them in stock

 

[ggarrett]

I googled goggles and got a gaggle of good goggles and had to giggle. Type that 10 times.

For pool training, why all the extravagance when simple swim goggles do the job and racing googles have the best streamline, unless it's the being cool factor.

Try http://www.kiefer.com/Kiefer/dept.a...E9D54CE79C44EA7A17818806A6BA0C4&Gift=&GiftID=

If you think about competing, remember to buy clear lens goggles. Giddyup.

Peace,
Glen

 

[khel]

I used Kaiman googles for a long time and quite happy with them, very cheap too

 

[XabreTooth]

Got myself another pair of swimming goggles and they work just fine - streamlining is WAY better now than with my regular mask!

However, I realised that i had to adapt to getting my nose flooded. A good skill to learn, I reckon.

Can you guys swim upside-down with your nose exposed?

 

[naiad]

I use goggles, and I don't mind getting my nose flooded.

It depends what you mean by upside-down, I haven't tried swimming underwater on my back, but I can swim vertically down with my nose exposed.

It's important to be careful about getting a sinus infection. If the water is not clean, or if it gets trapped in the sinuses, nose flooding is not a good idea.

Lucia

 

[XabreTooth]

By upside-down I mean swimming horisontal under water looking up into the surface.

With me an unpleasant reaction occurs, possibly from a small amount of water moving down towards the opening of the eustachian tube?

I can imagine an infection can be quite a problem. But as in this case no equalization is performed, I reckon water will not enter the sinuses.

 

[naiad]

Water will enter the sinuses even if equalization is not performed. Equalization is for the ears.

Maybe it's not a good idea to swim upside-down. I haven't ever needed to.

 

[fcallagy]

Hi xabre,
When I do backstroke on occasion I bend my head down to the the up coming wall so am in effect like you say. But i have to be exhaling for this to work as the water runs up my sinus otherwise beats banging into the wall though

 

[Paul_b]

Hi Xabre,

A friend of mine who swims competitively does seem to be able to swim upside down with her nose exposed, albeit briefly. Swimming backstroke she will be underwater for maybe 10 metres or so from the start of the length - same after each backstroke tumble turn. I asked her about this some time ago - she said she's either just exhaling, or she "forgets she has a nose". She can also lie face up on the bottom of the pool without exhaling - doesn't seem to bother her.
For goggles - I use some speedo "competition" ones at the moment - can't remember which model, though they're a few years old. They took a few swims to be comfortable but now they're great, and more streamlined than any single lens mask. If you're just in a swimming pool, not going too deep and don't need your nose enclosed, then any pair of swimming goggles which are comfortable and do not leak too much should do you fine.

Paul.

 

[XabreTooth]

Alright. With some practice I will get used to those sensations - hopefully..

 

[ggarrett]

Can you guys swim upside-down with your nose exposed?

I have been swimming upside down, face up to the ceiling with only a pair of lap goggles since I first started swimming more than one length of dynamics over five years ago. I found that gently rolling backward at the turn from face down to face up on my back looking at the ceiling required less energy. As far as I know, I am the first person to swim upside down DNF in competition. That was in June of 2003 at the CAFA Nationals. I DQ'd at 93 meters.

Maybe it's not a good idea to swim upside-down. I haven't ever needed to.

In the past five years and tens of thousands of meters later that I done this, I have never had a sinus infection. In fact, I believe that the water in the nostrils during dynamics acts very similar to the yoga netti pots for nasal cleaning. I have very clear sinuses. Chlorine kills bacteria- that's why pools use it.

At first, the sensation of water in my nostrils gave me that child's reaction of water up the nose- discomfort. But I have grown accustomed to it and find swimming upside down looking at the ceiling quite relaxing and most enjoyable. It's certainly more interesting than looking at the bottom of the pool. I can easily gage where I am in relation to the ends of the pool and how my strokes are doing by looking at the ceiling structures. In open air pools, I focus on the lane ropes. It really is calming.

Anyway, it's like Sly said, "different strokes for different folks and so on and so forth...." For what it's worth...

Peace,
Glen

 

[naiad]

In the past five years and tens of thousands of meters later that I done this, I have never had a sinus infection. In fact, I believe that the water in the nostrils during dynamics acts very similar to the yoga netti pots for nasal cleaning. I have very clear sinuses. Chlorine kills bacteria- that's why pools use it.

I guess I just hadn't ever seen anyone swimming upside down. I don't mind sinus flooding, but being upside down is too scary for me. Maybe I'll try it, just to see what happens...

 

[fcallagy]

On the googles themselves I use speedo ice cost €14/€15 and are fine on my second pair the others lasted year and a half at least. I know there are some more streamlined but not by much maybe a few mm here and there. I find them great after a few swims.