goggles

Tried&tested: Aqua Sphere Eagle prescription goggles

If like me you are of the optically challenged type of swimmer, my short sight is down to -5.5, then you’ll know that feeling of insecurity that hits the moment you try and find your way from the changing… read more

March 15, 2011 Posted by Jane-Ann Improve your swimming, Learn to swim No Comments »

Go with the flow: 10 tips for relaxed swimming

We loved Ian Cross’s top ten tips when we found them on his website. Thanks to him for letting us reproduce them here.
1. Don’t look at the clock.
As soon as you start swimming against time,… read more

February 22, 2011 Posted by Jane-Ann Improve your swimming No Comments »

Win a pair of Aqua Sphere goggles, no bushtucker trial required

Thanks to our friends at Aqua Sphere we have a pair of Seal (see right) and a pair of Kaiman goggles to give away. These are the goggles favoured by Steven Shaw and Shaw Method swimmers around… read more

November 10, 2010 Posted by Jane-Ann Miscellaneous 1 Comment »

Tried&tested: Aqua Sphere Seal Kid

In my time as a swimming teacher I would never have advocated goggles for pre-schoolers, writes Jane-Ann Purdy. Largely because of the time they spend fiddling with the straps and whining about them being too tight or letting in… read more

May 12, 2010 Posted by Jane-Ann Miscellaneous No Comments »

Tried&tested: Aqua Sphere Kayenne goggles

The latest addition to the Aqua Sphere goggle rack is Kayenne.  Similar in look to the extremely successful Kaiman, we wondered if it really was worth upgrading to the new model.  We asked two SM swimmers to give them… read more

May 4, 2010 Posted by Jane-Ann Improve your swimming No Comments »