Night lenses changed my life | Chris Walker-Hebborn | Olympic swimmer. I always knew my eyesight wasn’t great, but refusing to wear glasses I became accustomed to having poor sight. I had to squint a little bit. It became apparent that it wasn’t good enough when I started to learn to drive. Not being able to see road signs or number plates was the catalyst to me getting an eye test. I realised I needed to wear glasses, but I didn’t like glasses. Obviously I couldn’t swim in glasses, so it was a knock on effect which eventually ended up with me wearing night lenses.

Q. Why would you recommend night lenses for young talented short-sighted swimmers out there?

A. It’s definitely something to get into younger. It’s not a regret for me, as it wasn’t a choice that I had. It could help change the ride of your career, little things that you don’t have to worry about. As vain as it is – photos on the podium, when you’re looking at yourself on the screen, or trying to clock your time and not having to wait to ask your coach what your time was. The amount of times I had to ask my coach what my time was because I didn’t know! I’d get out the pool and have to do a media interview not knowing whether I’d done a PB, season’s best, world record – so yes, just the little things that would make the journey so much smoother. The biggest thing is that my eyes haven’t deteriorated in six years. I’m still sitting at the same prescription from six years ago. I just a get a new set of lenses every year. It couldn’t be easier.