Snorkels... Do you find them a help or a hinderance?
Former Member
Hey Folks,
There is no coral reef where I swim so I find it interesting that more and more fitness and tri swimmers use snorkels during workouts but almost no collegiate team swimmers do at my pool. Has anyone found them to be a great help? By having free flowing air aren't you cheating yourself?
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Former Member
Like Chris I use a Finis snorkel, it does restrict airflow and you generally will go a bit slower when using it. It allows one to concentrate on stoke mechanics without the breathing cycle getting in the way.
Our masters team is based out of the University of Denver (DU) and both the division one college team "The Pioneers" and the USA swimming age group team "The Tops" use the Finis snorkels extensively in there practices.
Also of note, multiple world record holder, DU masters swimming coach and owner of Swimlabs, Michael Mann is a very regular user of the Finis snorkel in both pool practices and sessions in his Swimlabs Endless pools.
Like Chris I use a Finis snorkel, it does restrict airflow and you generally will go a bit slower when using it. It allows one to concentrate on stoke mechanics without the breathing cycle getting in the way.
Our masters team is based out of the University of Denver (DU) and both the division one college team "The Pioneers" and the USA swimming age group team "The Tops" use the Finis snorkels extensively in there practices.
Also of note, multiple world record holder, DU masters swimming coach and owner of Swimlabs, Michael Mann is a very regular user of the Finis snorkel in both pool practices and sessions in his Swimlabs Endless pools.
