Speedo Vanquisher Swim Goggle (Silver)
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Description of Speedo Vanquisher Swim Goggle (Silver)
Excellent competition or recreational goggle with shatter resistant, polycarbonate lens with UV potection, anti fog, and hypoallergenic soft silicone seals. It comes with a silicone double length head-strap for more secure fit. Very popular Speedo goggle style!Sports reviews of Speedo Vanquisher Swim Goggle (Silver)
Customer Review: like it
Sport shop rating: 5 Stars
i like this product ....have it for over a yr now and its still working perfectly ...no issuesCustomer Review: Great Goggles But...
Sport shop rating: 4 Stars
These are definitely the most comfortable swimming goggles I have ever used.. They fit great, but after awhile, if you don't create a lot of suction on your face with the goggles, water will start to seep in. Nevertheless, I would highly recommend them.Customer Review: Swim goggles
Sport shop rating: 4 Stars
The spaghetti straps are not as nice as a one piece strap. The nose piece is not the easiest to interchange if needed. Otherwise, a pretty decent swim goggle.Customer Review: Take Time to Adjust the Goggles
Sport shop rating: 3 Stars
These are the best selling men's swim goggles but I am not sure if they deserve to be. They need lot of adjustment to be air-tight and comfortable. Based on my experience with swim goggles for years, I think an ideal goggle has these qualities, in order of preference: Air-tight seal, after all, the main function of goggles is to protect your eyes from irritants in the pool water; Comfortable to wear, without any irritation and the commonest source of irritation is the nose piece; Clear vision; Look good; Very little drag - which could be the top priority for a competitive swimmer.
What I have found is that to get leak proof seal with most comfort, you will need to spend some time making the appropriate adjustments multiple times.
ADJUSTMENTS BEFORE THE FIRST USE
1. Press the googles against your orbits, without the straps, and see if you get a feeling of suction and how the nose piece feels.
2. Adjust the headstraps to get the most snug, not the tight, feel. You may need a blunt object like a key to get the headstraps out of the clips.
3. Adjust the nose piece to get suction and the comfortable feel. There are four nose pieces that come with these google. The nose pieces come out of the goggles with a twisting movement.
ADJUSTMENTS BEFORE EACH USE
1. Put the goggles on before getting into the water to get air-tight seal.
2. Press the goggles against the orbits, without the headstraps, to get suction and air-tight seal.
For me, it took fine tuning the strap and the nose piece, for about 5 sessions of swimming to get the right snug air-tight fit. Then it needs to be adjusted about once every 5-6 weeks.
TO MAINTAIN OPTICAL CLARITY
1. Need to store the goggles in a case, preferably water draining, with nothing rubbing against the goggles to scratch them.
2. Periodically, depending upon your use, coat them with anti-fog coating. I have been using Sea Drops Anti-Fog & Lens Cleaner 1.25 fl oz and each application lasts me about 90 laps - mile and a half of swimming.
3. Wash them after each use to prevent chemical damage.
Of course, even with anti-fog spray, sooner or later all goggles lose their optical clarity.
After, you make the right adjustments, these Vanquisher goggles, are pretty close to the ideal goggles. I just found the following two problems.
1. The nose piece is hard plastic, and nose pieces come in different sizes, and you cannot carry them all in case you need to make in adjustment while in the pool. I preferred the soft rubber adjustable nose piece in my old Speedo goggles, which had different notches for adjustment. It was soft and comfortable on the nose and you could adjust it while in the pool.
2. The case for goggles is big and hard plastic which does not drain water. Soft plastic self draining case would have been nicer.
With these minor caveats, I think these are good pair of goggles although I liked my old Speedo goggles better for the reasons mentioned above, but they are no longer available.