Beat blurry vision and swim with confidence

Struggling with blurred vision or bright glare while swimming? Prescription swimming goggles provide clear, comfortable vision, allowing you to focus fully on your swim—indoors or outdoors.

Sponsored: Prescription goggles are essential for swimmers who wear glasses or contact lenses, supporting clear vision, eye health and water safety. If you need a pair, then Prescription Swimming Goggles is the company to help. Owned and operated by Butterflies Healthcare Ltd, a family-run company founded in 2005, they specialise in interpreting complex and high prescriptions and can advise whether an off‑the‑shelf or custom‑glazed option is most suitable.

There’s a wide range to choose from, too. Following the rise of mirrored lenses at the 2012 Olympics, the range was expanded to include glare‑reducing options for both bright pools and open water alike.

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Simple Prescription, Clear Results

All that is required is a current spectacle prescription from your optometrist. Prescriptions are typically written as:

Sphere (SPH) / Cylinder (CYL) × Axis

Right eye is listed first, followed by the left, for example:

• R: –3.00 / –0.50 × 180
• L: –3.50 / –1.00 × 2

The optometrist considers both key elements of your prescription to ensure the best possible vision in the water.

• Sphere (SPH): the main prescription value, with ‘–’ indicating short‑sightedness (myopia) and ‘+’ indicating long‑sightedness (hypermetropia).
• Cylinder (CYL): the level of astigmatism present.

Further guidance is available here.

Care Tips for Long‑Lasting Performance

Lens Fogging
Prescription lenses include an internal anti‑fog coating, though additional anti‑fog spray can help maintain clarity. Fogging varies depending on exertion and humidity, so applying spray before every swim and fitting goggles when skin and lenses are dry can make a big difference.

Advice, tips and an application video can be found here.

To protect the anti‑fog coating, avoid touching the inside of the lenses. Allow goggles to air‑dry and store them in a protective case.

Find more care guidance.

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A Secure Fit, Every Time
Comfortable fit is essential, as face and eye socket shapes vary and goggles are not one‑size‑fits‑all. Where possible, try goggles on before swimming.

Optometrist James Sutton (BSc MCOptom) has created a fitting guide and video to help achieve a secure, comfortable fit.

If your goggles don’t feel right, contact the team before swimming—adjustable features such as nose bridges can often resolve the issue.

Complete Your Swim Kit

A wide range of swimming accessories is also available, including anti‑chlorine shampoo and shower gel, goggle cases, swimwear, SPF products, ear plugs, nose clips, swim caps, MP3 players, swim watches, mobile pouches and swim robes.

For personalised advice, the friendly team is always happy to assist by phone or email. Contact us here.