Training
When you walk into your local swim shop it is easy to get overwhelmed by the hundreds of goggles to choose from: hard frames, soft frames, mirrored, non-mirrored, anti-fog—not to mention all of the...
Open water swimming is growing in popularity by leaps and bounds. What was once a small group of fanatics swimming in the early hours of the morning has transformed into an Olympic event with a...
Since goggles burst onto the swim scene in the 1970s they have been a key component in every swimmer’s equipment bag. Whether you prefer to stick to your tried and true “swedes” or are out...
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