Has anyone used this for swimming laps? If so, what are your thoughts? Thanks in advance.
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I have not tried this with swimming, I don't think it was meant to do that. I have used it to exercise - and it did get wet with sweat and still works, no issues
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I have had it for almost 3 years and Never try it in the water, and I didn't know that you can use in the water, however I you get any info from some one else please let me know.
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don't do it its not built to be put into water it states on the box that its water resistant not proof. its more built for rain or sweat
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Patti, hi,No.DO NOT USE THEM.FOR SWIMMING!! I got them.for jogging, dancing and indoor gym workout. I tried them once at the beach and poof... they went dead. so had to get a new pair. but for swimming my friend got me JLAB they work perfectly for swimming and somewhat like earplugs in the water. so for swimming buy JLAB check right here on Amazon. have fun Patti.
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I have not used it for swimming, however, they give you three different ear buds so you can correctlysize the ones you need in order for a secure fit underwater. I believe they can go 6.6 feet deep.
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Yes, I use them for daily lap swimming. I swim between 1200 and 2200 yards five days a week. It works well as long as I tuck the wires into my goggle strap and then carefully take my turns. Sometimes, I come off the wall at a weird angle and I do flood my ears which makes it hard to hear. At that point I take them out and swim the rest without them - and then start again with them the next day.
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This is my 3rd heart rate monitor and the 3rd one that says it's NOT to be used swimming. The watch is fine, provided you don't press any buttons while submerged but I haven't found a heart rate monitor strap that's OK to swim in. I would guess that higher end HRM watches & straps (>$100) are fine for swimming.
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It is water resistant but cannot be used for swimming. The gps tracking does not work properly when swimming. I believe the more expensive model (550?) is suitable for swimming.
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Mine is in use 3-5 hours per week for 5 months now. No problems, except user error when I forget to punch it promptly at the end of a lap which ruins the fastest-slowest lap feature for the swim.
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i do 1h nonstop laps, 3 times per week, swimp3 is great for me. Charge lasts for long time with this schedule.
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I think if you are a strong, fast swimmer they may come loose..... This could be remedied by using goggles to secure them, or a swimming cap. I do a fast side stroke and I haven't had any problem with them coming off while swimming. I also do a slow- medium freestyle and I haven't had a problem with them. I love them....for the price, give them a try. You could always use them for relaxing pool time or work-outs...
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It's been my experience that the vivofit won't give you any useful data in a pool, at least not for lap swimming. Of course, you'll want to know how many steps from the locker room to the pool and back. While swimming freestyle it counts random steps inconsistently and you'll lose the heart rate signal since bluetooth doesn't transmit in water. I suggest the Garmin Swim for lap swimming.
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It is water resistant. It says to do not press button under water maintain residency, it does not say in the manual ok to use for lap swimming. Or h20 resistant at any depth of water. So I would not use it for lap swimming. Good question because originally I was given the impression that I could use it in the pool. Here is Polar's contact info if anyone would like to have it, 800-227-1314 or polarusa.com
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Hello, I swim laps with this often in the pool with head phones. It works perfect. I also swim for fun and listen to my music under water without head phones using it as underwater speaker, Works great too. I have also used in snorkeling in ocean as a underwater camera, and in my pool as an underwater camera. That was safe, I still get some blur in underwater photo's, but above water photos are great! I would be happy to answer any more questions.
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My son continues to use the Sony NWZ-W273BLK while swimming but he still has the same problems with it. After about 20 laps, the left side stops working. Once it has dried out (after about 24 hours) it starts working again. Very frustrating, especially if your aim is to swim more than 20 length at a time. He also tried wearing a swimming cap, but it was the same. I have no alternative suggestions I'm afraid. Grin and bear it or don't bother seem to be the two options with this model.
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Sure. I swam laps in the pool with mine. Just be sure to rinse it well. The chlorine is hard on it.
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I used mine right out of the box but have yet to go swimming with it. Not sure it's waterproof!
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I swim laps in a saline pool and haven't had any issues. The closure seals very tightly.
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I mainly use the band to keep my earbuds on, but I've used it with earplugs and they are even better. Answering your question, yes they did work for me while lap swimming, it gets a few times to find the perfect place though, but once you've got it you'll have no problem.If you are going to use earplugs I strongly advice using some silicone ones, as Christmas tree or other type of earplugs protruding from ears can cause pain over time (with the band on)
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Yes I'm a regular swimmer. I swim 3 days a week for 1 hour each, mostly freestyle and a bit of breaststroke style. I've been using Sony mp3 for almost 4 months now and i never had a problem. The key to a successful experience is to use an earbud size that fits tightly in your ear so that no water gets inside. It's basically as if you were using earplugs. To achieve that tight fit means typically using 1 or 2 sizes larger than what you would normally use, for example if you typically a medium like me, you may use a large size or even an XL as i do.
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My husband uses it just about daily when he swims laps. It is definitely waterproof. He has had problems in the past with this product but they seem to have been mostly with the connection point of the earbuds to the unit. The current unit and earbuds have been working well.