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The best swimming headphones need to be waterproof, durable and help you stay aware of your surroundings so you can still hear lifeguard whistles. But they also need to be lightweight, secure and ...

Swimming—easy on the joints but still ... As I scrolled through #SwimTok and lurked in Reddit threads, one pair of waterproof headphones kept surfacing over and over again: the Shokz OpenSwim ...

and none are suitable for use while swimming. Waterproof headphones must be rated to IPX7 or higher, meaning they can be submerged in at least one meter of water for up to 30 minutes, or more ...

The audio performance while underwater is noticeably louder than ... Also: These bone-conduction headphones are 'swim-ready'. I put them to the test H2O advertises up to five hours of playtime ...

[IP68 Waterproof Rating] - waterproof headphones for swimming, IP68 professional waterproof design can withstand complete immersion up to 2 meters deep. It can be used with a swimming cap ...

I quickly concluded that the only thing that could motivate me to keep swimming would be to get headphones that allow me to listen to music or, heaven forbid, a podcast underwater. Until now ...

Bone conduction headphones are also ideal for swimming, and make for the best waterproof headphones on the market, excelling where closed headphones can often be extremely uncomfortable underwater.