Swimming headphone recommendations

Connect via Bluetooth comes with a clip to attach to goggle strap

it might work on your wrist, not tried it.

I have Sony ones with a built in mp3 player. Few years ago but might still do them.

Am I understanding that correctly, you have to attach your apple watch to it? Not just connect by bluetooth? That wouldn't work for me unfortunately, I use the watch to keep track of my lengths (I always lose count otherwise) and pace, heartrate etc.

I have the FINIS Stream - it connects to your apple watch which you can clip on the back of your head which means you can do lane swimming. yes if you put your head under the water fully it drops out momentarily, so tumble turns not poss, but i use it in an endless pool mostly so turning is not a thing. You can stream from spotify, it's fab I'm taking it with me on a business trip next month so will see how it works in a lane pool.

Yes this is what I had thought, that Bluetooth wouldn’t work so I had to go through the faff of MP3

I bought cheap ones off Shein for now, but wanted to make sure I’d use them before upgrading to Aftershoks. They are OK but as I stream all my music these days it was a bit of a pain in the arse getting music onto them. I had to resurrect my old iTunes account and convert the songs to MP3. Apparently Bluetooth doesn’t work well in water and I think some of the Aftershoks ones are MP3
only anyway.

Seconding the recommendation upthread for this one, I’ve been using this for over 2 years and the best I have had.

For usage instructions best to look at the Q&A’s on Amazon

Have been using maybe 25 different waterproof MP3’s, of varying makes, over 15 years. This is the best so far.

Yes, still a pain to download tracks via the laptop though! (Looking for other solutions).

AGPTEK IPX8 Waterproof Mp3 Player with Screen, Multi-Functional Clip Music Player with Waterproof Headphones for Surfing Swimming Water Sports: Amazon.co.uk: Sports & Outdoors

This is the type I use and I've highlighted the Bluetooth bit that I position on the back of my head. I'm not sure the headphones where the Bluetooth unit is on the ear would work as well.

I have waterproof Bluetooth Jaybird headphones and the Bluetooth works fine. I position the Bluetooth bit right in the back of my head so it doesn't cut out. I swim in a 25m pool and leave my phone on the side.
I got them from John Lewis a couple of years ago to get a 2 year warranty. I paid about £120

Being able to easily listen to podcasts means I swim for an hour rather than getting boarded after a while.

I don't understand why so few people seem to swim with headphones.

I can listen to live radio or podcast or music from my phone. I couldn't be bothered having to upload music to an mp3 player.

Thank you!

100% agree. I want to listen to audiobooks while I swim ideally

I have one of those USB connector things but I am still not sure how you would load things like audio books and podcasts which rely on apps to an mp3 device. We do still have an old mp3 music library on a mac but I only really listen to spoken word, music would be just as boring as swimming in silence for me.

Is there not an issue with bluetooth connections being disrupted by water? I thought you needed to upload music onto the headphones because the connection between a device poolside and headphones going in and out of the water would constantly be disrupted? From what some posters have said I wonder if I am wrong about this.

@Creamcheeseplease have a MacBook too with just the USB-C ports and got one of these, it's really useful as I have a few other things I connect like memory sticks and a little gizmo my daughter got for coding.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01CRXWLM2/?coliid=I1K3T84W649JOL&colid=72CDJUYX8657&psc=1&ref=listtcwlllvovvligdppit

Hopefully my husband has ports on his computer to do this as I have a MacBook Pro

Is it possible to get anything onto these headphones using only an iPhone or an iPad?

creamcheeseplease I download podcasts as an MP3 file (I use Podbean)

Then connect my headphones to my laptop and drag and drop the files in.

You can still buy digital music to download, places like qobuz and Juno have a good selection. You could also use less legitimate means if you wanted.

Most of the underwater headphones are mp3 players

Yes @stickthewellyin and I are asking the same question though- how do you get MP3's on them in an age of streaming? I haven't transferred an mp3 file in about a decade

Most of the underwater headphones are mp3 players

I have the Shoxz bone conduction ones (not bluetooth) I found them not loud enough so now I wear them with swimming ear plugs and they're brilliant!

I download podcasts from my laptop very easily.

Make swimming much more enjoyable!

This is my issue. I have an iPhone and iPad and I stream everything through Spotify or audible so without using Bluetooth I'm not sure how I can get anything onto any headphones. I would leave my phone by the side of the pool but I understand the Bluetooth won't work if my head is underwater.