Finis SwiMP3 (128 MB) MP3 Player

I read a lot of reviews before buying this and have never written a review before but felt compelled to here as there are not too many around about this product. One review almost put me off saying the sound out of the water was very quiet. Not true at all. The sound under the water is much better of course, making backstroke the best stroke really. Out of the water the sound is more 'tinny' - not as tinny as other people’s music sounds coming out of their earphones though. You can stand to listen to it for swimming breast stroke for example (but don't rely on this as an out of water Mp3 player). Hard to describe quality of this ‘out of water’ sound really but its adequate. I'd give the 'out of water sound' 5/10 for quality . Under the water I'd give it 8/10 for quality. Its plenty loud enough out and in the water and I have it on a low setting. Its simple to transfer the songs, no software just drag and drop. Connection works just fine. You have to use goggles though and that is the thing I hate most. I don't find the earphones move around at all, even if they slip you can still hear the music just fine. Controls are simple to use too. Only 4 hour battery but you can recharge easily enough and you can't have everything I guess. For now I think this is the best on the market and I did days of research before purchasing. I found it cheaper to purchase from States and pay shipping than it is to purchase from UK though.

I bought this over 6 months ago and haven't swam a day without it since. It's amazing. It's easy to recharge and load songs onto. The sound quality is outstanding. I wear it with silicone ear plugs to enhance the sound. I also use it with my own favorite goggles since the pair it came with didn't fit me properly. If I were to improve this product in any way, I would increase the memory, but that's it. I can swim over an hour and not hear the same song twice, but it would be nice to hear more of a variety from workout to workout. If you're a swimmer, go buy this MP3 player right now!!! :O)

I have been using my SwiMP3 Player for a couple of months now and I love it -now. The set up was hard because the instructions suggest that you can just copy files from Windows Media and paste them in the SwiMP3 Player - so I tried that and I made it all the way to the pool and none of the songs I had downloaded were there. So my advice: 1) You have to use the media program downloader that comes with the player, 2) you can't change just one song - you have to change the whole set, 3) if there is music on the player, you should be able to hear it out of water, just by pressing play - wihtout holding the speakers to your ears (that way you can check if your songs are there). Another thing is that the player won't read some files that have been bought from the internet.
In terms of the set up - I definitely recommend NOT using the goggles that come with the player. There nose piece is not adjustable so the straps need to be very tight to avoid leaking - and this can lead to headaches.
After I navigated all these things, I find the player to be great. Music quality is pretty good (although I recommend not using live music) and I can recharge it by plugging it into my laptop. I don't know if you can fit 30 songs on it, but it will get atleast 60 mins of music on there.
The SwiMP3 player is best if you mostly like to swim the front crawl, b/c bobbing in and out of the water with breast/fly strokes is sort of annoying with differing sound quality in and out of the water.
Overall I recommend it. It helps me stick through my whole set!

guys I have to say this is not working at all, I placed the order March 28th 2009 we are now in may and i didn't receive what i ordered , plus the sender is not able to give me a ref that I can use to track the parcel and I think I lost my money

The swim mp3 player works great and helps with my swim workouts. I would highly recommend it. It takes a little time adjusting it to the swim goggles but after that it works great.

Great product. Purchased as a Christmas gift for my husband. The seller was very friendly and helpful, as this was my first time on eBay. The package was sent quickly and was in perfect condition.

Bottom line: Coolest Christmas gift ever!!

I love swimming with the Swimp3. Don't get the 1st version though, the v. 2 has less hardware and double the capacity.

I previously wasted money on the iPod Otterbox , iPod swimbelt and H2O earphones. There is just no comparison to the Swimp3 which is compact and so much easier!

I gave it to a friend, an avid swimmer and she loves it. I used it also. It was the newer version that does not come with goggles, which makes it more flexible.

It sounds like trying to listen to earphones through a brick wall. absolutely horrible i don't know how this company is in business. returned immediately.