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TYR goggles: the final decision

Yet again in my session today these goggles kept misting up, often within seconds of being put on. I don’t think I’ve ever had a pair of goggles that misted up so fast, and certainly not when they were all … Continue reading

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TYR Velocity goggles update

Disappointingly, on their third outing my new TYR goggles persistently misted up. No idea why. They’d been fine the first two times and I rinsed them in clean water and kept them in a hard case when not being used, … Continue reading

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TYR Velocity goggles first impressions

As I posted last week, I was in need of some new goggles to replace my TYR Racetech pair and ended up purchasing three sets: TYR Velocity, Arena Tracks and Nike Remora, all with clear lenses as the pool I … Continue reading

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Time for new goggles again

After just over a year wearing TYR Racetech goggles, the two pairs I bought have finally given up the ghost. In both cases the strap just fell apart quite suddenly after the material seemed to degrade very rapidly. Although people … Continue reading

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Yet another new pair of goggles

Six months ago I had something of a struggle to find a new pair of swimming goggles, but eventually settled on a pair of Finis Bolt goggles that I found very comfortable once I’d got used to them and served … Continue reading

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Swimming goggles, revisited

Holidays over the summer mean I could do with a pair of goggles more suited to swimming outdoors in the sun than the clear ones that I prefer to wear in my usual pool. I’m fairly happy with the Finis … Continue reading

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Aqua Sphere Maddox Jammers, first impressions

I bought a pair of these last week in a sale for the ridiculously cheap price of £7.99, as much out of curiosity as anything else — I needed some new pairs of jammers and I’d already bought a couple … Continue reading

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Finis Bolt goggles, first impressions

I swam 3km front crawl with these today for the first time. The goggles came fitted with a “medium” nosepiece and three spare nosepieces were included in small, medium and large sizes. I wasn’t sure about the medium so tried … Continue reading

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Goggle ramblings

Now I’m in the market for a new pair of goggles I’ve decided to have a think about what works and what doesn’t. The pair that have just broken (Speedo Aquapure) have been very good from a comfort point of … Continue reading

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