Swimming with Contact Lenses
 

Swimming with any contact lens is not recommended simply because a soft contact lens acts like a sponge and will absorb anything in its environment. Not only will a soft lens absorb anything from water, like chorine and stuff from lake water, but also from the air, like hair spray, chemicals and cigarette smoke.

Reusing the lenses you have worn in a swimming pool will cause stinging and burning. I have fit divers and competitive swimmers with single use lenses, like Ciba Focus Dailies and they are very successful and happy patients.

Swimming in Rigid Gas Permeable lenses will increase the risk of losing a lens.