By Caroline Jones For The Daily Mail
Published: 01:36 BST, 25 June 2019 | Updated: 01:42 BST, 25 June 2019
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Sutton Swimwear Mirror OPT1200 prescription goggles
£24, prescription-swimming-goggles.co.uk
Not being able to wear your contact lenses while swimming has always been a downside for those with less-than-perfect eyesight. These googles, which you order online, filling in details of your prescription, are comfortable and stylish.
EXPERT VERDICT: ‘Swimming in contact lenses is dangerous as it increases the risk of eye infection considerably,’ says Sheraz Daya, medical director of the Centre for Sight in London. ‘These affordable prescription goggles are a really useful option.’
Not being able to wear your contact lenses while swimming has always been a downside for those with less-than-perfect eyesight
MP by Michael Phelps Kuta women’s swimsuit
£35.99, wiggle.co.uk
Regular swimmers will be familiar with ‘saggy costume syndrome’, when chlorine and constant washing combine to weaken fabric fibres, turning the costume transparent when stretched. The fast-drying, 100 per cent polyester range from Olympic gold medallist Michael Phelps promises to withstand more than 200 hours in chlorinated water.
EXPERT VERDICT: Claire Harrison, a swimming instructor and founder of Swimming Rocks swim school says: ‘This
