If 'swimming more' is one of your New Year's resolutions, the FORM Smart Swim 2 will keep you in the right lane.
Now priced under $200, these goggles can improve your swimming technique and efficiency, providing real-time data as you swim.
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Featuring as the 'best alternative' (to typical watch-style fitness trackers) in our guide to the best fitness trackers for swimming, the FORM Smart Swim 2 takes swimming goggles to the next, purposeful level. At first glance, they look like everyday swim goggles, but they're so much more. Replacing your everyday swim goggles, they feature a digital readout that gives you real-time data like your heart rate, distance and split times. You have the option to sign up for a premium subscription, where you can create your own training plans and utilize ready-made workouts and technique tips.
We love that this device is integrated into something you would ordinarily use in the pool. There is no need to remember an additional device, such as a watch or training band. It is also inherently swim-specific. There aren't heaps of menus, workout types, or other distractions you would find on a multi-sport device. If swimming is the only exercise you're interested in tracking, these could be a good fit.
The Smart Swim 2 comes with five interchangeable nose bridges and adjustable straps to help you achieve a secure fit. Once you have fitted the goggles to your face, the optical heart rate sensor sits snugly against it. In our hands-on FORM Smart Swim 2 review, we found the heart rate readings to be spot on, with no missed or erratic readings, unlike some swim trackers we have reviewed.
While these aren't the most comfortable swimming goggles in the world, as they require a tight fit to ensure data accuracy, they are about as comfortable as any other swimming goggles we've worn for extended periods in the water. They all need to be snug to the face to ensure a leak-free swim after all.
While testing, we found that the reduced peripheral vision takes a little while to get used to, as does switching between looking 'at' the data and looking 'through' the data, as this is likely something you haven't done before. We quickly adapted to it, and over time, it just became part and parcel of our swimming experience.
Tantse is a hiking, travel and outdoors enthusiast with a penchant for helpful multi-use tech. She is also a keen swimmer and used these goggles to log lengths during a cancer charity fundraising challenge back in 2024.
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