Help buying corrective swimming goggles
Training for my first Ironman 70.3 and trying to sort out my swim gear.
Right now I’m using regular Speedo goggles, but I recently found out corrective swimming goggles are a thing and I’m looking to switch.
My prescription is pretty high: -5.50 sph and -2.50 cyl.
The options available to me in India:
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Speedo Hydropure Optical (only goes up to -5.50)
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TYR Corrective Goggles (available in -7.00)
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First Lens Corrective Goggles (available in -7.00)
No other brands/options are realistically available here.
A couple of questions for people who’ve used corrective goggles:
- How much should I compensate for cylinder/astigmatism when choosing swim goggle power?
- Since these are spherical only, would going for a stronger power make sense?
- Is it better to go with the exact sphere (-5.50) or size up (-7.00) for better clarity?
- Any experience with TYR or First Lens optical goggles vs Speedo?
Would really appreciate any advice!
Posted Apr 28, 2026, 7:07 PM UTC