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?
Hoppy Thanksgiving
SK
Does anyone else feel as though they swim slower with the finis snorkel on? I use mine for recovery swimming, drills, and kicking. But if I try to swim hard/faster with it on, it seems to create too much resistance for faster swimming.
When I use mine, I go slow on purpose to work hard on my technique. I do feel like I'm gliding a bit more through the water so I feel like I'm moving pretty fast but that's only because I'm rotating better. Maybe next time I'll actually try to go fast.
Does anyone else feel as though they swim slower with the finis snorkel on? I use mine for recovery swimming, drills, and kicking. But if I try to swim hard/faster with it on, it seems to create too much resistance for faster swimming.
When I use mine, I go slow on purpose to work hard on my technique. I do feel like I'm gliding a bit more through the water so I feel like I'm moving pretty fast but that's only because I'm rotating better. Maybe next time I'll actually try to go fast.
