Growing up as a high level swimmer, my competitors, team mates and I all wore the same goggles: known as Swedish goggles, they were made by a variety of brands but all looked the same – a super simple, build-it-yourself goggle with little or no padding that cost €5 each.
I can’t find those goggles easily anymore, and finding comfortable goggles has become a bit of a minefield of late. There was a simple range of Speedo goggles I liked, until they upgraded the model. The last couple of pairs I tried were disastrously uncomfortable and leaky.