By Alan K. from Middlebranch, OH on 2/4/2012

Ordered it as a late Christmas present from my family..after reading specs about it compared to more traditional chest band monitors..It is great! Been using for a month now for my daily lap swimming. Im setting it for 20 sec intervals to read out my pulse/heart rate. It fits nicely to the goggles, the attachment to the ear lobe stays on, even with flip turns. The technology is great and I like the way it says Hello! when you push the button. I think I like it!

By Barry from Dallas, Texas on 11/26/2011

Since the HRM doesn't perform accurately it is basically useless. No stars!

By Vladimir Bychkovsky from Boston, MA on 10/4/2011

I swim a couple of miles in the pool 5 days a week.  AquaPulse has improved my training significantly. First of all, it taught me that I am was not swimming hard enough to improve fitness (~50% Maximum Heart Rate). I've learned that  most of the time and that I can swim harder even on long distances. Now I can stay within a given effort zone (say, 60-75% or 75-85%) for the whole workout according to my schedule.


Swimming with AquaPulse is also a lot of fun. Just staying in the zone may be a challenge at first. Learning to control the effort level by moving from the bottom of the zone to the top is entertaining as well. Constant reminders also keep me going if I lose focus and slow down.


There are a few minor problems that I have with my AquaPulse. First, attaching it under goggles without having them leak water on turns is tricky. I plan to try a second strap, but I have not tried it yet. Anyway, even without the strap and with some tweaking I usually find a position where googles don't leak.


The other minor problem is that measurements aren't perfect. If the ear clip is misplaced or loose, you can get erroneous readings (133, 132, 189!, 133), but this does not happen very often and usually it is easy to notice these.


Overall, I am very happy with the purchase: with AquaPulse I am training harder without overreaching. It feels great to walk that line. In addition to this product, I highly recommend taking a swim maximum heart rate test and reading about training with a heart rate monitor.