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[[Image:SwedishGoggles.jpg|thumb|A picture of various pairs of "swedish" style goggles. Note the different nose pieces and the lack of a traditional seal around the eye.]]
 
'''Swedish goggles''' are a classic and popular type of swimming [[goggles]] worn by many [[competitive swimming|competitive swimmers]]. The mostoriginal notable feature of theseSwedish goggles iswere theirproduced lowby price,the usuallySwedish aroundcompany $4.00Malmsten or less,{{Fact|date=October 2008}}AB and lackwere offirst adesigned gasket or seal aroundin the eye1970s. cup, as found on more traditionalSwedish goggles. influenced Theymany comeother ingoggle variousdesigns colorsand includinggeneric blue,Swedish green,goggles red,are amber, andwidely pinkavailable. ManyMalmsten companiesclaims alsothat manufactureSwedish metallicgoggles orare mirrored"probably Swedishthe goggles,worlds althoughmost thesecopied usuallyswim costgoggles."<ref morename="swedishgoggles1">{{Cite thanweb the|url=http://www.swedishgoggles.com/produktblad/Swedish%20goggles%20history%20080715.pdf regular|title=Archived versionscopy (up|access-date=2010-04-06 to|archive-date=2016-03-03 $11|archive-url=https://web.00)archive.{{Factorg/web/20160303233731/http://www.swedishgoggles.com/produktblad/Swedish%20goggles%20history%20080715.pdf |dateurl-status=Octoberdead 2008}}</ref>
 
Swedish goggles are notable for a lack of a gasket or seal around the eye cup, as found on most other goggles. They come in various colors including clear, black, blue, green, red, amber, pink, silver metallic and bronze metallic. Swedish goggles are relatively low cost, with basic goggles costing around $5 retail and metallic goggle costing around $15.<ref name="slate1">{{cite web |last=Lapidos |first=Juliet |url=http://www.slate.com/id/2197095/pagenum/2 |title=The best swim goggles |publisher=Slate.com |date=2008-08-12 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110220231844/http://www.slate.com/id/2197095/pagenum/2 |archivedate=2011-02-20 |url-status=dead |accessdate=2017-05-16}}</ref>
Also common among Swedish goggles, is that they are purchased unassembled, giving users extreme flexibility in design and fit. Usually, each goggle set comes with two eye cups, one long (around 36") [[latex]] rubber strip (long enough to be a double head strap), and one piece of string and plastic or rubber tubing for a nose piece.
 
ThereMuch of the popularity of Swedish goggles is due to their customizable fit. The goggles are manysold variationsunassembled, inwith each goggle assemblyset including a pair of eye cups, i.e.one somelong people(around choose36") to[[latex]] userubber onlystrip, and a nose piece consisting of string that fits inside a plastic or rubber tube. Swimmers may choose a single or double head strap, and some choose to cut a small piece of latex from the head strap andfor use thatas instead of the stringa nose piece.<ref name="slate1"/>
Malmsten's official assembly instructions can be found [https://web.archive.org/web/20150320024728/http://www.malmsten.com/produktblad/swedishassembly.pdf here].
 
==Assembly==
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Swedish goggles require complete user assembly, which results in a fit that is specifically tailored to their owner. Proper assembly generally requires some skill and practice, as well as precision. Before assembly, the inside edges of the lenses are often filed down to remove any sharp edges and thus improve comfort.
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The first step in building a set of Swedish goggles is to construct a nose piece. Nose pieces can feature a variety of designs, some of the most popular include a string threaded through a rubber tube, a short length of the included strap (which is much more easily adjusted than the string), or simply using the string as a nose piece. For nose pieces using the string and tube, a pair of [[tweezers]] can be used to guide the string through the small holes located on the inside of the frames, as well as into the rubber tube. A small knot is then tied by hand and threaded into the tube.
 
Next, the latex strap is guided through the outboard holes of the goggle frames. The loose ends of the straps may be cut off if the user wishes to have a one-strap setup. Otherwise, they may be tied off, creating a two-strap setup and completing goggle assembly.
 
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