It is hard to put your foot into the shoes. My husband has average (not high arched, etc) feet and still has to completely unlace the shoe to get it on. Once on it looks great but he reported that while the soles feel good, the top of the foot under the laces is tight. Unlacing didn't help the tightness. They will definitely do well in the water/getting wet. For the price, worth keeping and seeing if they break in.