Swimming Googles – What lens to use?

Seeking the perfect swimming google lens for where and when you swim can be a bit daunting task given the various swimming conditions you will encounter in open water from extreme sun; cloudy or overcast; too rainy or misty.  What we all want is an easy-to-navigate swim with swimming google lens that are ideal for different weather conditions that may be encountered.    

With swimmers in mind, Aquasphere, the premier swimming and triathlon equipment brand and a leader in innovative swim eyewear, has designed a new digital experience with an on-line guide called “A Lens For Every Condition” to enlighten swimmers on the ideal lens options for the perfect swim in all weather conditions.  

Aquasphere have an array of global athlete ambassadors and in 20014, Aqua Sphere entered into a partnership with Michael Phelps, the world’s most decorated Olympian. Two of their ambassadors are World Champion triathletes Tim O’Donnell and Mirinda “Rinny” Carfrae who provide exclusive tips, offering insight on how the right lenses can influence performance depending on the environment, time, and weather conditions. Open water swimming conditions are some of the toughest as you may need to face low-light and bright sunlight during the same swim, while also needing to keep an eye on your competitors and the buoys to stay on course. This is why selecting the right open water swimming goggle lens is key. 

The online guide includes details around Aquasphere’s 12 high-end lens options and how each one can enhance specific swimming environments. Here’s a quick rundown of what type of lenses you would need for certain weather conditions of your swim: 

• Indoors, overcast and misty, or early morning start: Clear or Blue tinted lens 
• Overcast, low light, or end of the day: Amber tinted lens 
• Changing conditions from partially sunny to mostly sunny: Smoke tinted lens, green polarized lens, or brown polarised 
• Very sunny weather without clouds: Silver mirrored lenses or titanium mirrored lenses 

You can view Aquasphere, visual display highlighting each lens light transmission to enhance your swimming environment by clicking here:  “A Lens For Every Condition” guide.