I looking to purchase an MP3 player to use while swimming and would appreciate product feedback from the group. I swim in a 25 yrd indoor pool and I am concerned that the earphones on the various styles will not stay in when I do flip turns. I also swim alot of IM and want to make sure I won't have problems with the earphones when I do fly, back, and ***. From a previous post alot of people like the swimman IPOD which sells for around $250. Also in the same thread some people like the Finis SwiMP3 ($140) but I am concerned the Finis unit won't work for me when I swim an IM set due to the bone conduction design of sound transmission. Any comments on this opionion ? And in particular does the swimman IPOD earphones work well when doing flip turns and swimming IM?
There are 3 other products that I have seen on the web that I think might work for me and would appreciate any experience any one has had with them. They are: 1. Freestyle Audio Soundwave 2 GB MP3 player ($90).
2. NU Technology 1 GB waterproof MP3 Player ($90) 3. Speedo Aquabeat MP3 1GB player ($140).
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I don't have the shuffle, I have the nano and the classic, so I have to use the arm or swim bands. I wish I had a shuffle so that I could use the headset, because it looks awesome. You can use a regular iPod. The cases are completely waterproof. I can give a certain number of people 20% discounts per season because they are one of my sponsors.
Oh, my mom's still my sponsor :blush: Maybe she'll get me 20% off! Seriously though, I have been trying to decide between a Swimman and now the H2O. I have an Iphone, so whatever I do I am going to have to buy the pod. The drag about the shuffle is you can't see your tracks. When I work out with my team I don't need the tunes, but when I go it alone, I could use the motivation. The H2O is tempting because of the price, but I am afraid of it leaking. The Swimman looks like a better idea, but the headphones look like they would get in the way. I like the looks of the H2O phones. It all looks very expensive... :confused:
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I don't have the shuffle, I have the nano and the classic, so I have to use the arm or swim bands. I wish I had a shuffle so that I could use the headset, because it looks awesome. You can use a regular iPod. The cases are completely waterproof. I can give a certain number of people 20% discounts per season because they are one of my sponsors.
Oh, my mom's still my sponsor :blush: Maybe she'll get me 20% off! Seriously though, I have been trying to decide between a Swimman and now the H2O. I have an Iphone, so whatever I do I am going to have to buy the pod. The drag about the shuffle is you can't see your tracks. When I work out with my team I don't need the tunes, but when I go it alone, I could use the motivation. The H2O is tempting because of the price, but I am afraid of it leaking. The Swimman looks like a better idea, but the headphones look like they would get in the way. I like the looks of the H2O phones. It all looks very expensive... :confused:
