It's all swimming goggles. Why don't we recommend that ordinary people wear race/race goggles?
Many people watch Sun Yang, Ning Zetao and Phelps. We will pay attention to all kinds of swimming goggles they wear and want to wear the same style as their idols. But there are still some differences between the speed/competition goggles worn by professional athletes and those worn by ordinary swimming goggles.
Speed/race goggles look particularly "miniature" compared to regular goggles. On the one hand, swimmers are taller than the average person, which aggravates the feeling visually. On the other hand, race goggles are indeed more than one lap smaller than ordinary goggles in size.
Professional swimmers use smaller and more eye-friendly swimming goggles in order to keep their vision clear and keep them from falling when they dive, while reducing resistance in the water, so they wear different speed goggles from our ordinary ones in design and construction.
At first glance, what does a race goggle seem to be missing from a regular goggle? The most obvious is the area of the apron around the lens.
In addition to swimming, some ordinary swimming goggles take into account people's use of water, sunbathing and other purposes, wearing comfort is very important. It is necessary to use more silicone/rubber to wrap the larger area outside the orbit. Some ordinary swimming goggles also have myopia and coating, and the price will be more expensive.
The ordinary swimming goggles we bought at the shop near the swimming pool are usually like this.
Lens, frames and aprons are larger, and the resistance in water is also greater. It's cheaper to wear and fits your face. It's not a big problem to go into the water once in a while for 1 or 2 years.
Speed spectacles are specially designed for professional athletes. The starting point is to swim faster and achieve the best results in weight and resistance control. Lens, frames and aprons are as small as possible to achieve the best fit for the eye.
Don't underestimate the resistance of swimming goggles in water. If you swim with a waterproof watch, the resistance of the two hands can feel a significant difference. Sponsorship brands will also tailor swimming goggles for their elite athletes to achieve the same fit effect as "grow on the face" - it's really almost "stick" to the eyeball - the right speed swimming goggles cover the eye socket and eyebrow from the side, and are roughly parallel to the temples, without obvious prominence.
Many swimming enthusiasts will also buy Sun Yang and Ning Zetao the same kind of speed glasses, want to experience the pleasure of a wave of white stripes. First wear will feel more intense pressure on the eyeball, dizziness is normal. It takes a long time to adapt, and waterproofing is not necessarily as good as the usual Swimming Goggles - it needs to be tightened / pressed at all times.
Racing goggles are not usually required if they are purchased only for competition or occasional experience. Professional swimmers are different. They are also trained to wear race goggles.
Speed swimming goggles dramatically reduce the amount and area of the apron, and the most extreme speed swimming goggles have developed to no Apron - only rely on the thin PC material stretched out from a circle around the lens as a fit and waterproof with the periphery of the eye.
Non-apron professional swimming goggles appear in a large number of professional competitions. Extremely small volume, streamlined low water resistance appearance, more BT fitness... Many race mirrors also add anti-ultraviolet eye protection to enhance the outdoor/open water competition experience.
In terms of price, the design, material and technology of the swimming goggles are higher, and the price is definitely much higher than that of the ordinary swimming goggles.
