I can still remember how my heart stopped the first time I learned how to prepare for incidents like goggles falling off during a contest. This picture from Reuter today really highlights that frustration. Here’s to the swimmer with their hands up
I have this superstition where I adjust my goggles a million times to make sure they’re super tight before a race for this exact reason
Emlyn said:
I have this superstition where I adjust my goggles a million times to make sure they’re super tight before a race for this exact reason
100% effective, can confirm
Emlyn said:
I have this superstition where I adjust my goggles a million times to make sure they’re super tight before a race for this exact reason
100% effective, can confirm
I’m glad someone gets it. It’s now part of my pre-race routine, along with licking my goggles behind the block. Between events, I even chew on my goggle straps, and when my coaches ask how they taste, I just tell them, ‘They taste like they won’t fall off when I dive in’
Emlyn said:
I have this superstition where I adjust my goggles a million times to make sure they’re super tight before a race for this exact reason
Every single time I didn’t do this, my goggles filled up. It definitely became a thing Lol
Emlyn said:
I have this superstition where I adjust my goggles a million times to make sure they’re super tight before a race for this exact reason
I swam competitively in the 60s and 70s. We all did fine without goggles, and not many of us wore swim caps either
@Clair
You were way tougher than I am
Grier said:
@Clair
You were way tougher than I am
That’s just how it was back then. Very few wore caps, and virtually no one used goggles
@Clair
Not wearing goggles and having them fall off are totally different experiences. I’d much rather just not wear goggles than have them fall off during my start
If goggles aren’t secure, even if they only fall off once, you’re in trouble
Once you swim enough races, it’s bound to happen to you. It’s a pretty rough experience
Aza said:
Once you swim enough races, it’s bound to happen to you. It’s a pretty rough experience
Lol, not nearly as bad as a dive-induced leak at the start of the mile. Speaking from experience
@Tenny
In the mile, stopping to fix your goggles might actually save you time by allowing for more efficient pushing off the walls
Emmy said:
@Tenny
In the mile, stopping to fix your goggles might actually save you time by allowing for more efficient pushing off the walls
I mean, if your goggles are already full of water, you might as well keep your eyes open for the whole mile and endure it without losing time
Goggles too tight cause headaches, and goggles too loose lead to situations like this. Switching to open water after my competitive swimming days ended (after high school) was a blessing. No risk of dives making your goggles fall off when you start on sand Lol
@Sun
I relate to this so well
It was frustrating enough when this happened to me at middle school swim meets. I can’t even imagine how frustrating it would be at the Olympics. That said, if you ignore her actual eyes, her goggles above her mouth make her look like a happy face without a nose and it’s pretty funny
@Tamsin
Like the annoying orange. I haven’t thought of that in ages Lol
Windsor said:
@Tamsin
Like the annoying orange. I haven’t thought of that in ages Lol
Sorry for bringing that up xD
This is seriously one of the worst-case scenarios in a race