Advice on underwater mp3 player - make swimming tolerable!

I picked up the Nu Dolphin style refurb 4GB of daily steals for $30 over a month ago. The battery only lasts a couple hours, sometimes it's tough to hear without fiddling with the ear buds, it took forever to load, & the controls are a pita. That being said, it has transformed my work outs. I used to hate the pool & now it's almost fun. I will buy another, different type, when this one dies.

As much as I hate Apple, that waterproof shuffle looks like it would be perfect.

Edited by Schrup 2010-11-21 10:48 PM

what waterproof shuffle? Got a link?

Here you go.

http://www.amazon.com/H2OFriendly-100%25-Waterproof-MP3-Player/dp/B00474HQAM/ref=sr_1_31?ie=UTF8&qid=1290400446&sr=8-31

Edited by Schrup 2010-11-21 11:21 PM

Cool, I haven't seen those! Nice alternative.

Stop swimming laps, and start swimming sets. You won't be bored, and your swimming will improve drastically. If you still want an mp3, I like my Finis SwiMP3 for when I have to do long continuous pool swims.

Edited by TriMyBest 2010-11-22 7:26 AM

x2 on this.  if you have trouble coming up with sets go here:

www.swimplan.com  and follow the instructions!!

I use a waterproof case for my shuffle from H2Audio. Paired with waterproof headphones. Awesome! 
I have been using this to alleviate pool boredom for a couple of years now.......... 

Just know that you will also have to purchase waterproof headphones if you go this route. Looks like they are not included. 

I use the finis mp3 player.  The sound gets muffled by the bubbles and the splashing but I use it to keep tempo sometimes.  I haven't tried the beap pacer thing from instead.  Sometimes when I teather swim and just swim for time, I need something so I don't start counting minutes.

X2.  I've used the H20 Audio Interval for almost a year, and it's made all of the difference.  Should have bought it sooner!