25 of 26 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
So comfortable but so, so foggy, March 6, 2011
This review is from: Speedo Vanquisher 2.0 Plus Mirrored Goggle (Sports)
These goggles are hands-down the single most comfortable pair of goggles I have ever worn. They are soft, fit my eyes perfectly, never leave me with raccoon eyes, and are really comfortable. Not "not discomfortable", actually comfortable. They don't leak at all. They are really dynamite, I never even bother to take out my contacts when I swim with these.
They would be a perfect 5/5 stars, except that they fog so, so much, more than any other pair of goggles I have ever owned. They fog unbelieveably quickly, and refog very soon after rinsing. I bought three pairs. The first lasted not quite an hour (my normal swim length) before fogging up. In that time I had the clearest, best view I've ever experienced with any pair of goggles. But after that time, they would completely fog up by my second lap. I could rinse them and they would refog by the end of that lap. After three or four uses, I returned them to the store, exchanged them for a new set, and had exactly the same problem with the second pair starting with the second swim. I returned those, ordered a pair from Amazon, and had exactly the same problem on the very first use, so I infer that this is not a single bad batch but a common problem.
I swim in an outdoor, heated pool, but the air temperature can be anywhere from ~45/50 to ~75. I never touch the inside of my goggles, always rinse them before and after in fresh, nonchlorinated water, kept them in a case, follow all the good practices that are supposed to limit/delay fogging problems. I have been as good to these goggles as possible, and they still fog up. My cheaper, much less comfortable TYRs that I leave in my gym bag, which are scratched and sometimes leak a little, never fog, and so I have been using those more and more often. This is super frustrating, because they are so amazingly comfortable.
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26 of 30 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Bought for day time use., August 7, 2010
This review is from: Speedo Vanquisher 2.0 Plus Mirrored Goggle (Sports)
I've used Speedo goggles for over 35 yrs. I like to swim at least a mile a day. These goggles were bought to replace my old day-use goggles.
Pros: The sun does not blind me doing the back stroke (important not to miss the mark and avoid wrist/head injury). Glare is completely gone. After changing the nose piece, the goggles don't bother me (even after a mile). The 2.0 Plus has better "side view". I can stay focused on the line and still see things to my side.
Cons: Do not use at night or low light. That's why I have two pair.
Neutral: Can't say anything about the anti-fog. I spit in my goggles and masks.
I give these goggles a 5 because they do what I expected them to do during day hours. My other pair is used at night.
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26 of 31 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
a fine pair, but not much changed, July 19, 2009
This review is from: Speedo Vanquisher 2.0 Plus Mirrored Goggle (Sports)
I've been a pair of the Vanquishers for a couple years now. I've previously owned the old version of the Vanquisher, but when I recently lost them, I decided to upgrade to the 2.0. These goggles have a very sleek design. I've been swimming competitively for a number of years (summer league, middle school and high school team), and the vanquishers have always been very reliable for me. They are very comfortable and have good suction so you don't have to worry about leaking or them flying off your head after a dive. Essentially, the vanquisher 2.0 is identical to the old model, except for superficial changes to the strap and, as advertised, 2.0 does have more peripheral vision...which I guess is cool... In the end however, I would recommend saving a few bucks and going with the old Vanquishers
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