FINIS Tempo Trainer Pro - Swim Training Equipment to Improve Pace - Waterproof Swim Gear for Pool Accessories - Small, Yellow/Black

Bought for my wife who’s a masters swimmer to help her increase her stroke rate to the right range for 50 and 100 freestyle. Works well

Replacing my old tempo trainer pro that's lasted about 9 years! Yep. I think it being dropped on hard tiled floors and at times left for months in a damp swim kit bag would kill it, but not until recently... I've just replace it. Some people say it's difficult to replace the battery. But I've changed it about 5 times and never had any issues until my old one started switching it self off. I've always placed it under my swim cap and have probably used it about 200 times. It's a great device and simple in use, but really helps with timings and keeping a near perfect stroke rate. They're not cheap, but worth it.

This is great idea for working on your pacing while swimming. The device is a perfect size to fit under my cap without feeling obtrusive. Mine has got wet and still works fine, and I've had mine for several months now (swim twice daily). The colour is great as it is highly visible in pool settings (so I imagine that, if I dropped it in the deep end, I could easily find it on the bottom of the pool). But there are a few downsides to this product: 1) Beep volume can vary a LOT depending on where you place it under your cap. This is likely just basic body physics - some parts of the skull will transmit sound more effectively than others. But it took me a while using it to figure out the best placement for me. 2) Button design could be improved. Changing the settings and switching it on and off can be really fiddly to do. Not good when you're trying to get the maximum amount of practice in during a short session, and not great when you're trying to limit the rest periods between sets. I find I regularly spend more time trying to set this device than I'd like to. I also find I sometimes have trouble switching it off on the first attempt. Not a major issue, but the beeps do get annoying when you don't want to be hearing them anymore. 3) I haven't bothered to use it for cycling or running (as Finis claim you can do). I don't do these sports competitively, so I've no need to use it there, but I also struggle to see how it outperform an mp3 player (or other training device that incorporates headphones) in these situations. A future iteration of this product should consider overcoming the first two issues. I hope Finis are taking note of customer feedback. They do make some very innovate pool products, but their execution of these tools could be improved.

After very light and careful use, this one packed up two months after purchase. Finis help page 'not found'. This is my fourth tempo trainer. They're really helpful for swimming but so frustratingly poorly made. Battery goes super quickly before they eventually die completely.

Expensive for what it is but a very useful piece of swim kit nonetheless. An easy way to train your stroke rate and less expensive than smart goggles.

As a swimming coach I've seen miracles happen with stroke corrections due to these little dudes. Got a swimmer with poor timing on Butterfly? Simple, set this to 1.2sec, stuff it under their cap, and it's like you've re-programmed their brain to be able to swim Fly. You have a swimmer who refuses to glide on Breaststroke? Set this to 1.5sec stuff it under their cap, et voila. The glide will magically appear. After 5mins with this irritating little beep in their ear, they'll be hearing that same tempo in their heads all day long - perfect. When Tempo Trainers work, they're a coach's cheat code; but how long do they last? I've had 7 of these over the years (4 from a Finis sponsorship deal, 1 given to me by an ex-swimmer, and the 2 I recently bought from Amazon). My gut feeling is that I don't get much more than a year's use out of them (maybe 2 years) before the buttons stop working and they get stuck in the wrong mode. They seem to be a bit fragile - or maybe I'm just expecting too much. In my opinion, the market is crying out for competition to bring the price of these down and the quality up. They are far too expensive for what they do, yet the results of using them can be dramatic.

I am currently 're-learning' freestyle after picking up a lot of bad habits and hitting a plateau with my swimming, and this little tool is a must have as it helps with rhythm, timing and also you can adjust it up and down for warm ups, warm downs, intervals, and generally to get your stroke rate up/down to the optimum. I have fins and paddles too, but hardly get chance to use those unless I'm the only one in the lane, whilst this, you can tuck under your swim cap and use it anywhere.

I hate having to use a tempo trainer, the beep beep, beep drives me insane; but coach says I need one, so I have one. The device is well made, fits on your goggle strap or under a swim hate, and it quite loud, so you cannot miss the beep, beep, bloody beep :-) Easy to setup the beep rate you want/need; and easy to start/ stop. If you need a beeper, then this is a very good buy.

Using it for just a week. I improved my tempo and shaved off 2 seconds of my average swimming speed (100 m free style). Excellent value for money.

Antes de hacer la compra vi varios tutoriales sobre el producto, pregunte a mi profesor de natación y al fin decidí comprarlo. En cada sesión de entrenamiento lo uso, me di cuenta que yo no llevaba un mismo ritmo y eso me agotaba, empezaba rápido y luego despacio, gracias al Tempo Trainer ahora trato de llevar ritmos constantes en los distintos estilos, aunque en algunos son más difíciles. Vale la pena la inversión, es practico, fácil de acomodar en el gorro al momento de nadar, pese a que es un pitido constante no molesta y sobre todo me ha ayudado a mantener un ritmo constante al momento de nadar. Los equipos Finis no me dan decepcionado, los recomiendo ampliamente. :)

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My older daughters swim at their highest age group level their team has to offer them and utilize TT (Tempo Trainers) daily. I had a trainer for each of them, but the battery went and it was more cost effective to get them each a new one. The replacement batteries are not reliable and have too many swimmers saying their TT doesn't work. At this price I am hoping to be able to get a year's use out of them.

Ideales Hilfsmittel!! Ich setze diesen Frequenzgeber in meinen Trainingseinheiten seit ca 4 Wochen ein. Alle meine Athleten sind von dem Gerät begeistert... Zügezählen gehört der Vergangenheit an! Modus 1 und 2 kann sich sparen, aber Modus 3 ist top. Wir haben insgesamt fast 20 Stück geordert