I bought these for my son, who swims on a USA-Swimming club team. He liked them because (duh!) Michael Phelps wore them. But really, he tried them on at a swim meet, and with the different nose pieces we were able to get a very good fit (not easy). The black ones are really dark outdoors, and help a lot to protect his eyes (especially during backstroke). With the black frames, they look ominous (cool to a 10 year old). The clear ones are great indoors at winter meets. Some of the swim eqpt vendors said they don't stock these because the edges and fit feel "hard" to some swimmers, versus the more common "cushy" framed ones, and that may be an issue for daily workouts. So they seem a bit less popular than the other speedo models. The strap clasps work very well. On the neg (only reason for 4 stars) is the fact that although they are fog-free for the most part, we tried to wipe a little water out of them at a meet with a towel, and basically ruined the fog-free finish inside. Now there are permenant scratches inside, with no way to get rid of them. Especially noticable with the black goggles. A little less durable fog-free finish than other goggles we've had experience with. I'm told (after the fact, of course) to NEVER wipe the insides with anything, just rinse and air dry. Now we know. Hope this helps. (note: If possible, try them on first. The "hard" fit may not be for everyone) 4 stars

I distance swim(laps) so a comfortable goggle is a must. This goggle fits well but gets tighter as you pile on the laps. to the poingt that you need to stop and release the air behind them. These are not designed for distance. They are better suited for racing. 3 stars

Oh thank GOD! I have spent literally hundreds of dollars on every goggle out there on the market, looking for one that will actually fit my narrow face (and by extension, my 9 year old son's narrow face!), and finally, we found the Speed Socket.

My biggest problems are getting goggles not to take on water, and not having them "flip" when I dive in. These are made such that they don't fit around the eye socket, they fit inside the socket, and as such, I have not had a single problem whatsoever.

My son is a very competitive swimmer with a powerful butterfly. On his fly, the combination of the surge and the turn of the head to breathe pulls at goggles, and they have just never stayed well on his narrow face. He too loves the Speed Sockets, and absolutely refuses to wear anything else.

Hooray for Speedo! Hooray for Speed Sockets! Hooray for the end to the looooooong search for something that works! 5 stars

They're not as hard as Swede style goggles, but they are comfortable, low profile and actually are more suitable than Swedes for open water swims, from my experience.

If care is taken to not touch the insides, the anti-fog coating lasts a long time, and I don't have any leakage problems.

These are now the only goggles I'll wear. 5 stars

Positive: pretty light(not heavy), feel comfortable, and smooth

Negative: still might be foggy at some point (but not often) 4 stars