If swimming extra is considered one of your New 12 months’s resolutions, the FORM Smart Swim 2 will hold you in the fitting lane.

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 Walter

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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The real strength of the FORM Smart Swim 2 is the hands-off real-time feedback in the pool. If, like us, you’re prone to losing count of your laps/lengths in the pool, you can relax into your swim and not have to think about the numbers. Turn detection, automatic pause detection and lap counting work with impressive accuracy, taking the guesswork out of tracking swims. You can connect and sync your data with third-party platforms, such as Strava, if you wish.

The accompanying app provides structure through workouts and training plans, but access to the full range requires a subscription, priced at around $15 (£13) per month or $99 (£84) per year. In the grand scheme of things, though this may seem a bit annoying, it is still great value.

Key features: Customizable transparent ‘in-eye’ display for metrics such as heart rate tracking, number of lengths, lap split times and overall distance.

Product launched: April 2024.