Bleeping Goggles - Part Two

The first segment, of this three part series, talked about choosing goggles that fit, and included a video on how to tell when they do.  You can visit that post here.  Part two talks about why the goggles misbehave to start with.

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Newton's first law of motion states a body at rest will remain at rest until an outside force acts upon it.
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That law, applied to goggles, means a pair of goggles will stay on your swimmer's face until something knocks them off.  Duh!  I mean, Newton was a genius!  The force, in this case, would be the impact as your swimmer's face crashes into the water on their dive.  Having proper fitting goggles helps, but let's face it, it doesn't take much force to move a small rubbery object held on with stretchy straps.

The secret to keeping goggles on during the dive lies in the entry into the water.  With proper technique, goggles absorb very little of the dive's impact, staying right where intended.  With improper technique, well, you get a goggle mustache like this one ...

That proper technique?  I'm not going to tell you.  I'm not a coach and make it a point to not impersonate one.  At some point, a real DART coach will help your swimmer overcome the anxiety of diving off the block, teach proper diving technique, and promote streamlining.  When that happens, the frustrating, heartbreaking goggle issue will disappear forever, I promise.  It may take some time, so please be patient.