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formswim.com website review
Visit site (opens in a new tab)Reviewed 4 November 202629 issues · 104 checks
This review found 29 issues worth fixing on formswim.com, 7 of them high impact, across 104 checks. The most urgent: fails Core Web Vitals for real visitors. Your full playbook turns these into prioritised fixes alongside reviews, competitors and channels.
- Homepage
- Phone render
- Links and pages
- Google PageSpeed
Google PageSpeed Insights (opens in a new tab), mobile
Site score
88B- #3,894 of 83,102 reviewed websitesbeats 93%
- #1,929 of 41,608 online storesbeats 93%
- #1,863 of 36,971 Shopify storesbeats 92%
Closest competitors among Shopify stores
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| Date | Real-visitor load time (LCP) |
|---|---|
| May 16, 2026 | 1.9 s |
| May 23, 2026 | 1.9 s |
| May 30, 2026 | 2.0 s |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 2.0 s |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 2.0 s |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 2.0 s |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 1.9 s |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 1.9 s |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 1.8 s |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 1.8 s |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 1.8 s |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 1.8 s |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 1.7 s |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 1.7 s |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 1.7 s |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 1.8 s |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 1.8 s |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 1.8 s |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 1.8 s |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 1.8 s |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 1.7 s |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 1.7 s |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 1.8 s |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 1.9 s |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 1.9 s |
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| Date | Real-visitor tap response (INP) |
|---|---|
| May 16, 2026 | 105 ms |
| May 23, 2026 | 104 ms |
| May 30, 2026 | 104 ms |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 105 ms |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 106 ms |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 105 ms |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 105 ms |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 104 ms |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 104 ms |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 104 ms |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 104 ms |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 104 ms |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 104 ms |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 104 ms |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 105 ms |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 111 ms |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 111 ms |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 112 ms |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 113 ms |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 112 ms |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 118 ms |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 118 ms |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 121 ms |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 129 ms |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 129 ms |
Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab): real Chrome visitors over rolling 28-day periods.
One score from every part of this review. How it works
How it loaded on a phone
0.8 s
1.5 s
2.3 s
3.0 s
3.8 s
4.5 s
5.3 s
6.1 s
formswim.com does not allow embedding, so this is Google's rendering of the page.
Speed
Main-thread work: 4.3 s
A phone's processor spends 4.3 s on main-thread work while loading, 2.0 s of it running JavaScript. Above 2 s, taps and scrolls feel sluggish.
Mobile performance score: 66
66/100Your mobile performance score is 66. Pages that score under 90 lose visitors before the first paint.
8 third-party services on the page
8 third-party services load with your homepage (Google Tag Manager, Klaviyo and rechargecdn.com and others), adding 963 KiB and 755 ms of main-thread time.
Render-blocking requests
800 ms5 files block the first paint until they finish downloading. Deferring or inlining them could save about 800 ms.
Reduce unused JavaScript
150 ms · 474 KiBAbout 474 KiB of JavaScript is downloaded but never used on this page. Google estimates it would make the page about 150 ms faster on a phone.
10 long tasks on the main thread
10 long tasks block the main thread while loading, the longest for 279 ms. During a long task the page ignores taps.
Klaviyo adds 196 ms
196 msKlaviyo costs a phone 196 ms of main-thread work and 318 KiB of downloads while your page loads. Loading it after the page is usable, or only on the pages that need it, takes that off the critical path.
1,840 HTML elements
The page has 1,840 HTML elements. Above 1,500, rendering and every interaction get slower on phones.
Use efficient cache lifetimes
150 ms · 39 KiB10 files are served with short cache lifetimes, so returning visitors download them again (39 KiB).
Legacy JavaScript
19 KiBPolyfills for old browsers add 19 KiB JavaScript that modern phones do not need.
Improve image delivery
15 KiB3 images could be 15 KiB smaller with modern formats (WebP or AVIF) and sizes that fit a phone screen.
Chained critical requests
Critical files load one after another instead of in parallel (3 chains). Preconnecting to key origins and preloading the hero image shortens the chain.
Forced reflow
Scripts make the browser recalculate the layout repeatedly while the page loads, which wastes processor time on phones.
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Server response: 16 ms
16 msYour server sent the HTML in 16 ms, well inside Google's 600 ms guideline.
Core Web Vitals
Fails Core Web Vitals for real visitors
Real Chrome users on phones do not pass Google's Core Web Vitals on this page (28-day field data from the Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab)). Google uses this in ranking.
Time to Interactive: 16.2 s
16.2 sThe page becomes fully interactive after 16.2 s. Good is under 3.8 s.
Largest Contentful Paint: 6.3 s
6.3 sYour largest element takes 6.3 s to render on a phone. Google's threshold for “good” is 2.5 s. The largest element is the image.
Tap response (INP) got 23% slower for real visitors
+23%Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-31, real Chrome visitors' tap response (inp) went from 105 ms to 129 ms at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).
Real-user TTFB: 831 ms
831 msReal visitors wait 831 ms for your server to start answering (75th percentile). Good is under 800 ms.
Speed Index: 5.3 s
5.3 sVisually, the page fills in at 5.3 s (Speed Index). Good is under 3.4 s.
Total Blocking Time: 282 ms
282 msScripts block taps and scrolling for 282 ms in total while the page loads. Good is under 200 ms.
First Contentful Paint: 2.1 s
2.1 sThe first text or image appears after 2.1 s on a phone. Good is under 1.8 s.
5 images without width and height
5 images have no width and height attributes, so the layout jumps as each one loads.
Largest content (LCP) held steady for real visitors
+1%Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-31, real Chrome visitors' largest content (lcp) went from 1.9 s to 1.9 s at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).
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Real-user LCP: 2.2 s
2.2 sReal visitors wait 2.2 s for the largest content to appear (75th percentile). Good is under 2.5 s.
Real-user INP: 130 ms
130 msReal visitors wait 130 ms for the page to respond to a tap (75th percentile). Good is under 200 ms.
Real-user CLS: 0.00
0.00For real visitors the layout shifts by 0.00 (75th percentile). Good is under 0.1.
Real-user FCP: 1.6 s
1.6 sReal visitors see the first content after 1.6 s (75th percentile). Good is under 1.8 s.
Cumulative Layout Shift: 0
0The layout barely moves while loading (CLS 0, good is under 0.1).
Images and page weight
Page weight: 3.0 MB in 224 requests
3.0 MBYour homepage downloads 3.0 MB in 224 requests on a phone: scripts 1.1 MB (89), images 739 KiB (33) and other files 648 KiB (77). Under 2 MB keeps phones on slow connections fast.
An image on the first screen is lazy-loaded
Swim_System_Home_Mobile.png is on the first screen but marked loading="lazy", so the browser waits before fetching it and the page looks finished later. Load it eagerly (and give it fetchpriority="high" if it is the main image).
3 images below the first screen load straight away
3 images further down the page (70 KiB) download before anyone scrolls to them. Adding loading="lazy" lets the first screen load first.
About 0.8 g of CO₂ per visit
0.84 gBy the Sustainable Web Design model, a visit to your homepage emits about 0.84 g of CO₂e: 100.9 kg a year at 10,000 visits a month. It scales with page weight, so every byte cut lowers it.
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Images use modern formats
Every sizeable image is WebP, AVIF or SVG.
Images are sized for phones
No image is downloaded at more than three times the size it is drawn on a phone.
Accessibility
3 text elements with low contrast
3 text elements don't have enough contrast against the background to read easily, especially outdoors on a phone.
7 images without alt text
7 images have no alt text, which hurts accessibility and image search.
All page content should be contained by landmarks (3 elements)
All page content should be contained by landmarks: 3 elements on the page fail this check, rated moderate by axe-core.
Headings skip levels
Headings skip levels (h1 → h4, h2 → h4 and h2 → h4), which makes the page harder to scan with a screen reader.
Elements with visible text labels do not have matching accessible names.
Elements with visible text labels do not have matching accessible names. (5 elements).
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51 automated accessibility rules passed
axe-core 4.13.0, the open-source engine behind most accessibility testing tools, ran 55 WCAG 2.2 A/AA and best-practice rules on the phone render: 51 passed and 4 failed. 2 mores need a person to judge. Automated rules catch about a third of accessibility problems; the rest need manual testing.
SEO
67 internal links, 27 external
The homepage links to 67 pages on formswim.com and 27 external pages.
8 checks passed
Meta description: 147 characters
Your meta description is 147 characters: “Swimmers at any skill level can be guided and motivated through an immersive swimming experience with the FORM Smart Sw…”.
One H1 headline
Your main headline reads: “FORM Smart Swim Goggles and Swim App”.
Title: 36 characters
Your title is a healthy 36 characters: “FORM Smart Swim Goggles and Swim App”.
Canonical URL set
The canonical URL is https://www.formswim.com/.
Structured data in place
Structured data found: Organization and WebSite.
Open Graph tags complete
Open Graph tags are complete, so shared links show a title, description and image.
robots.txt in place
robots.txt is in place and points crawlers to your sitemap.
XML sitemap found
Your XML sitemap is reachable at https://www.formswim.com/sitemap.xml.
AI search readiness
No llms.txt
There is no /llms.txt, a short Markdown guide to your key pages for AI tools (llmstxt.org). It is optional and few AI tools read it yet, so treat it as a cheap extra.
3 checks passed
AI answer engines may read the site
Your robots.txt lets the crawlers behind ChatGPT search, Claude and Perplexity read the site and cite it in answers.
Organization data: 4 of 6 facts
Your Organization JSON-LD gives name, url, logo and sameAs (social profiles); description and contact details would complete it.
Text is in the HTML
Your server sends the page's text in the HTML (785 words), so crawlers that don't run JavaScript still read it.
Other pages
2 pages share a meta description
/pages/swim-system and /pages/compare-goggles use the same meta description. A description written for each page earns more clicks.
1 page slow to respond
/pages/store-locator took over 3 s to send its HTML from our server.
15 internal pages checked
We fetched 15 pages linked from your homepage (of 29 found) and read each the way a search engine does.
7 checks passed
Linked pages load
6 pages of 15 loaded without an error (the rest turned automated requests away).
Canonical URLs point to themselves
No page we checked hands its ranking to a different URL.
Every page has a meta description
All 6 pages that loaded have a meta description.
Titles are unique
Every page we checked has its own title.
Every page has an H1
Each page we checked has a main headline.
No linked page is hidden from search
None of the pages we checked carries a noindex tag.
Every page has a title
All 6 pages that loaded have a <title>.
Best practices
1 distorted image
1 image is displayed at the wrong aspect ratio, so it looks stretched or squashed.
3 checks passed
No console errors
No JavaScript errors were logged while the page loaded on a phone.
Tap targets are thumb-sized
21 of 26 tappable elements near the top are at least 24 px.
Mobile viewport set
The page declares a mobile viewport.
Security and trust
Short HSTS lifetime
HSTS is set, but max-age is 91 days; one year is the recommended minimum.
No Referrer-Policy
No Referrer-Policy header, so full URLs can leak to the sites you link to.
No Permissions-Policy
No Permissions-Policy header to switch off camera, microphone and location for embedded content.
Deprecated X-XSS-Protection
X-XSS-Protection is set to “1; mode=block”; the header is deprecated and can introduce bugs. Use 0 or remove it.
No security.txt
There is no /.well-known/security.txt telling researchers how to report a security problem to you.
7 checks passed
Served over HTTPS
The homepage is served over HTTPS (formswim.com).
Valid certificate (51 days left)
The certificate from Let's Encrypt · YE1 verifies for formswim.com and is valid for another 51 days.
Protected from clickjacking
X-Frame-Options or a frame-ancestors policy stops other sites framing yours.
Content-Security-Policy set
A Content-Security-Policy is set, the main browser-side defence against injected scripts.
http:// redirects to https
http://formswim.com redirects to the secure version.
HTTP/2 and HTTP/3
The server speaks HTTP/2 and advertises HTTP/3, so browsers load many files over one connection.
All 55 links work
All 55 links checked from your homepage (35 internal, 20 external) answered without errors; 4 did not answer within 5 s.
Domain and trust
DNSSEC is off
formswim.com's DNS answers are not signed. DNSSEC stops attackers forging them to send visitors or email elsewhere; most registrars switch it on in a click, though most sites still run without it.
3 checks passed
Domain is 10 years old
10 yearsformswim.com was registered in Jul 2016 through GoDaddy.com, LLC. An established domain carries more trust with email providers and search engines.
Certificate issuers are restricted
CAA records allow only globalsign.com, letsencrypt.org, pki.goog and ssl.com to issue certificates for formswim.com, so a mis-issued certificate from anyone else is refused.
Registered until Jul 2028
formswim.com is registered until Jul 2028.
Content and conversion
No social proof
No testimonials, customer logos, ratings or customer counts on the homepage: nothing tells a new visitor that others already trust you.
Local business without LocalBusiness data
Your homepage shows a street address but no LocalBusiness JSON-LD, so Google and AI assistants have to guess your address, hours and phone from the page text.
No phone number on the homepage
A local customer looking to call finds no phone number on the homepage. Add one, ideally as a tap-to-call link.
No direct contact details
No phone number or email link on the homepage, so ready-to-buy visitors have one fewer way to reach you.
No opening hours
The homepage shows no opening hours. If customers visit or call, show when.
No form on the homepage
There is no form on the homepage, so every lead has to click through to another page first.
No map or directions link
There is no link to Google or Apple Maps. A directions link is one tap for a phone visitor.
No risk reducer
No guarantee or risk reducer (money-back, free trial, no credit card) is mentioned, which is often what tips a hesitant visitor.
About 560 words of copy
The homepage carries about 560 words of visible text.
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Clear next step on the first screen
On a phone, the first screen shows a clear next step: “Learn more” and “Shop”.
15 calls to action
The homepage has 15 calls to action, for example “Shop Goggles”, “Shop” and “Shop Sale”.
Analytics in place
Analytics detected: Microsoft Clarity.
Email authentication
Email authentication score: 85/100
Email authentication: SPF record 25 points, plus 15 when it ends in -all (10 for ~all); DMARC record 25, plus 25 for a reject policy (15 for quarantine); a DKIM key on a common selector 10.
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DMARC policy: quarantine
DMARC tells receivers to quarantine mail that fails authentication, and sends you reports.
SPF in place (~all)
An SPF record lists your sending servers and marks other mail as suspicious (~all): “v=spf1 include:_spf.google.com include:mail.zendesk.com include:email.rechargeapps.com include:amazonses.com ~all”.
DKIM signing found
A DKIM key is published (selector “google”, “s1” and “s2”), so receivers can verify mail really came from you.
Privacy and tracking
8 trackers load before any consent
8Before a visitor clicks anything, the page loads Google Ads, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Klaviyo and Meta Pixel and 3 mores (measured from a US location before any click). No consent tool was detected. Visitors from the EU, UK and several US states must be asked first.
27 cookies set on arrival
27Opening the homepage sets 27 cookies, 1 of them by other companies (measured from a US location before any click).
No consent tool detected
No known cookie consent tool loads with the page. Some sites build their own banner, and some only show one to visitors from the EU.
36 other companies contacted
Loading the homepage contacts 36 hosts run by other companies (fonts, scripts, analytics, ads), each of which sees the visitor's IP address.
Apps on your store
Your storefront loads 7 apps. Each one is code from another company running for your shoppers.
None of the apps your storefront loads is on the list of apps with a known security problem.
Apps your storefront loads
Pandectes Gdpr · Thoughtmetric · Judge Me Reviews · Klaviyo Email Marketing Sms · Gdpr Cookie Consent · rechargecdn.com · eventscalendar.co
Apps found in the homepage's code. Apps that only run in checkout or the admin aren't seen, and a headless storefront shows none. App data from programmable.info
Upkeep, stack and company
Stack
- E-commerce
- Shopify
- Analytics
- Microsoft Clarity
- Hosting
- Shopify
Hiring
- Hiring
- 1 open role
- Job board
- careers page
Company
- Headquarters
- Vancouver
Upkeep, stack, hiring and company data from programmable.info
Go beyond the website
What your $25 Growth Playbook adds
This review found 29 issues on formswim.com, including 17 speed issues and 4 conversion gaps. That is the website alone. The full Growth Playbook pairs these findings with what your customers say in public reviews and communities and what your closest competitors do better, then turns everything into at least 20 prioritised ideas, each with the evidence behind it, a step-by-step playbook, a metric and an owner.
- 28 research agents read your site, reviews, competitors, communities and public filings
- Customer review mining (G2, Capterra, Trustpilot and more) and voice-of-pain analysis in your buyers’ own words
- Competitor intelligence with battlecards for your closest rivals
- Ideal customer profile, buyer segments and buying-stage funnel
- Ranked channels, outreach sequences and content angles
- Live Reddit threads where buyers ask for what you sell, with draft replies
- Earned media and PR openings
- At least 20 ideas with evidence, a step-by-step playbook, metric, owner, effort and impact, grouped into this week, this quarter, big bets and wildcards, plus a 30/60/90-day roadmap
- PDF, Markdown, CSV, Notion and Linear exports, and a shareable page your team can track progress on
- Refresh the playbook later to see what changed
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