These Are the Smart Goggles You Need If You Want to Quickly Improve Your Swimming Form

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If you’re planning to use these goggles for open-water swims, your data is pared back. You can see how much distance you’ve covered or view metrics like stroke rate. You can capture more accurate distance tracking and see data like pacing if you already own an Apple Watch or a Garmin watch. That will send the information from the watch to the heads-up display.

One open-water feature you’re free to access is SwimStraight. This was previously hidden behind Form’s Premium subscription. It lets you use the built-in compass sensor to swim in a straight line. It works really well once you’ve performed the awkward calibration dance to set up the compass first.

That premium subscription mainly gives you access to Form’s suite of training and workout features. That subscription cost starts at $9.99 a month with the option to pay $99 up front for a year’s access. This gives you...

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