So while I'm meh on the abilities compared to my regular headphones and never touch these out of the water; I make sure that I always have them with me for laps

The first pair I had lasted about 13 months

The trick seems to be getting your skin and the earpieces saturated with water

The ear buds fit poorly, the cord was too long, and they just didn't work very well

These are very comfortable and a good addition to the iPod by Underwater Audio to liven up my swim workout

Great quality and durability I got the ipod initially to use while water-skiing and it worked great! I started swimming weekly for the fitness benefits and cannot imagine swimming without it