FORM has just announced their newest smart goggles, the FORM Smart Swim 2. These heads-up display swim goggles automatically track all your swim stats as you swim while concurrently putting a screen inside the lens of the goggles for you to see everything from pacing information to structured workout details in real time. As the name implies, this is FORM’s second iteration of the goggles, following their first set that was launched back in 2019. The standout feature of the V2 goggles is an integrated heart rate sensor, which will automatically track your heart rate during your swims.

Further, they’re launching new software across both V1 & V2 goggles that adds a new openwater feature – SwimStraight – which as the name also implies, keeps you swimming straight if you’ve got reduced sighting conditions (or just aren’t good at swimming straight). Additionally, back on the V2 goggle hardware, there’s some improvements around fit and goggle strap design.

Both my wife and I have been putting various sets of these through their paces over the last while, both on nice cozy indoor pools, as well as @#$@# cold outdoor winter openwater swims. For real, 46°F/8°C water is not fun.

In any case, from a hardware standpoint, here’s how they differ:

– Added optical HR sensor to the goggles, for tracking heart rate
– Reduced the size of the electronics pod by 15%, making it slimmer
– Slightly increased the goggle temple area, to increase stabilization on head
– Improved the fit of the eye seals, to increase tighter seal and reduce leakage
– The strap is now yellow, because obviously yellow is faster than black
– The case has been redesigned to not look like a hot dog, but now includes drainage holes on both sides
– The price of the V2 goggles is $249/EUR, while the price of the V1 goggles is $179/EUR (both are being kept in the lineup)

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