There was a time, before smartwatches, when I briefly got really into swimming.
I brought my workouts to the pool on index cards inside ziploc baggies.
I breathe on both sides, every third stroke, but I wear my watch on the left.
So I chose to wear my goggles with the screen on the left as well.
I was first confused, and then impressed, by the goggles lap tracking.
The goggles correctly credited me with 50 meters every time I swam a length of the pool.
Afterward, I noticed that it also tracked my strokes accurately.
I swam in outdoor pools on sunny days, so visibility wasnt great.
My husband, who has a normal sized face, tried them on andalsothought they fit well.
The goggles also come with a bunch of differently sized and shaped nose bridge pieces.
Using FORMs guided workouts
Okay, tracking is great, but what about these new workouts?
You choose workouts through the app before you swim, and send them to your goggles.
If I were a serious swimmer, this would be a warmup.
Im not, so it was a nice, if short, workout in itself.
It also encouraged me with chipper messages like Last lap!
which, by that point, Ireallyappreciated.
How useful are they?
I asked around and scoured swimming forums to see what people were saying about FORMs goggles.
I also heard some concerns about how long the anti-fog coating would last.
So are the goggles worth it?
If you swim often and you want guided workouts or extensive data to analyze after the swim, yes.
