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open water swimming and prescription goggles

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  • 03-05-2016 4:01pm
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    niamhsligo
    Registered Users Posts: 8 ✭


    Hi all,
    My 12 year old is getting into Junior triathlon and will be hoping to do some open water swimming in the sea soon. He has prescription goggles for the pool as he's very far sighted (+6.5)but they're quite small and narrow.Does anyone know where we might get bigger mask type ones for open water that won't cost a small fortune?


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    gerfmurphy
    Registered Users Posts: 546 ✭✭✭gerfmurphy


    I use speedo vanquisher(they have a jnr model too I think) and find them good. Also aqua sphere have an eagle range they are bigger for better sighting in open water.
    I buy from amazon usually. With parcel motel or parcel wizard


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    MD1983
    Registered Users Posts: 645 ✭✭✭MD1983


    I have pretty poor vision but dont use prescription goggles. I swim with contact lenses and normal goggles, would this work for him? it would take a lot of the hassle out of getting goggles. only once in about 6 years of o/w swimming have i had the lens wash out of my eye.


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    sconhome
    Registered Users Posts: 5,468 ✭✭✭sconhome


    Just to note the optics for the AquaSphere Eagle goggle only go -1.6 to -6.0. The goggles themselves are ~€30 and ~€15 per lens. You can change one or both of the lens to suit eyesight imbalance.


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    kierank01
    Registered Users Posts: 720 ✭✭✭kierank01


    I'm near-sighted, and use these:

    http://www.amazon.com/TYR-Corrective-Optical-Performance-Goggle/dp/B001MWRSAU

    They are really good, but don't do far-sightedness.

    In open water, there is not much that you can do or see really close to you, and it could be an advantage to be farsighted, when it comes to sighting off the horizon/trees/mountains.

    give it a go with the ones that ye are currently using, you might find out that you don't need prescription lenses for the open water, so a normal mask/goggles might be fine.


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