It wasn’t until the 1970s when goggles first made an appearance in competitive swimming. Scottish swimmer David Wilkie went down in history as the first swimmer to don a pair in a race when he competed at the 1970 Commonwealth Games, wearing a pair of homemade goggles to protect him from a chlorine allergy. The impact was there for all to see, as Wilkie won a gold medal and set a personal best before going on to break team USA’s dominance in swimming with a gold at the 1976 Olympics, cementing his status as a trailblazer for goggles in the process.
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