Speedo Aqua Fit Training Swim Gloves

The five stars are for probable durability. I also find these gloves very useful. Additionally, my return was handled extremely efficiently.Fit/size:I can see 4 potential issues with getting the correct size in these gloves.How wide is your palm (most important).How thick is your wrist (somewhat important).How long are your fingers (mostly unimportant).How thick are your fingers (mostly unimportant).This following size chart (from the Speedo site) addresses palm width:AQUATIC FITNESS GLOVES SIZE CHARTS M L XL8.0cm 8.5cm 9.0-9.5cm 10.0-10.5cmNote: Width: Measure horizontally across the palm.(Although my palm is about 9.5cm across, squarely in the Large category, this size would have been to large for me.)This criteria for fit is the most important. If the gloves are too large in the palm, they will feel loose on the hand. I purchased two pairs of Speedo swim training gloves, one XL and one M, for my wife and I. I returned the XL, partly because they were too big and loose on the body of my hand. I now use the medium size purchased for my wife. This pair is also a bit loose. This becomes especially evident when swimming. I think the wet material tends to stretch, fill with water, and they feel like they balloon out a bit.I have fairly small wrists. For the fit, this somewhat/slightly important. I think the size of the wrist opening and the position of the velcro closure is related to the glove/palm size; i.e. XL has a larger wrist opening than the Small size. Not only do my Medium sized gloves seem a bit too large on the palm, I feel like, in order to keep the glove on my hand, I should adjust the velcro closure to the minimum aperture size. (two downsides to this adjustment: the velcro makes limited contact and the excess strap flops around on every stroke).Length of fingers: I have not found it useful to make a size comparison to other kinds of gloves. I have what I think of as large to very large hands (at maximum spread, tip of thumb to tip of little finger = 23.5cm). It is difficult for me to find work gloves that fit. I have (literally) tried on many hundreds of pairs of work gloves. When gloves do fit, they are almost always XXL size, and even those are often too small. I own about 10+ pairs of winter gloves, all XL and XXL. Perhaps the difficulty is long fingers? (middler finger, right hand = 9cm). While fit is critical for me with gloves with fingers, it is not an issue with with the Speedo fingerless swim gloves. Whether my fingers protrude from the gloves .5", or 1.5", does not seem to substantially affect either comfort or function.Size of the finger holes: the finger holes on these medium gloves are also a bit too large for me. This seem to affect the way the gloves function: a strong forward stroke seems to push back the material around the edge of the finger, creating resistance. Also: water seems to enter the glove around the fingers, creating more resistance. However, I do not find this a problem. I have to work harder against the resistance, and that is why I am using the gloves.Durability: I have used these about 10 times while swimming and snorkeling in both ocean, and pool. I have not noticed any wear issues.Note: These gloves may not help you swim faster. I have noticed, especially when snorkeling, that the greater surface area these gloves provide does seem to give me more power, at least for a few hard strokes. When swimming laps, the greater resistance makes me work harder (which is good, right?), but it does not increase my overall speed. Indeed, my time for ten laps increases. When I remove the gloves, however, it feels like I can fly through the water. (neighboring swimmers have assured me that this was not the case).

Great gloves, excellent material and fit. They give water resistance when doing water aerobics.

For quality, I would definately go with these Speedo Aqua Fit Swim Training Gloves. Unlike what has been written about other gloves, the stitching on these is solid, and there have been no problems with the velcro closures on the wrist flaps. A solid value. I used to swim competitively as a teen. I bought these with the goal of swimming laps to get back into fitness. For me, this was a big mistake. These gloves create so much drag that freestyle becomes kind of a chore -- and butter, back and breast become exceedingly difficult. Strong swimmers may benefit from the drag, but not for me when just getting back into swimming. I have since leanered that these gloves may be better suited to folks looking to take water aerobics classes. As warranted, research swim paddles and compare them to gloves like these to see if you might be interested in either or none.

I saw many swim training gloves that were much cheaper, but I trusted Speedo and glad that I did. These gloves are durable, comfortable and quick to dry.I bought them for ocean reef swimming, where at lower tides, I grab onto the rocks and pull into a strong stroke with the other arm. They withstand the rock and craggy rocks, and also protect my hands from sea urchins, stone fish, eels, etc... (I am very careful not to touch any live coral, btw).In addition to this unique protection, these are of course, swim training gloves, and I immediately noticed more of a workout in my shoulders, and also more power through the stroke. I also find that I am able to relax my hand, into the spread-fingers position, and reduce my hand tension and fatigue.Good buy, even though the cost was 3x of other no-name webbed swim gloves, I do not regret spending more for quality, esp. given the extreme conditions i put them through.

Solid build quality. My hand size is just slightly less than large. The large size fits well, but is slightly looser than I'd like. Still, these provide great resistance and are holding up well so far. The neoprene is thick, smells like a wetsuit. Definitely recommend.

They are simple to put on and off. Made my swimming more rewarding as I move faster in the water

A water aerobics instructor who helps me with my water therapy introduced me to the water gloves instead of using the water weights because the gloves are far more versatile and much easier to transport in my gym bag. Initially I had preferred the water weights that I'd used at the Y and Golds Gym however since everything was closed I was only able to do my water therapy at a private pool - thankful for terrific friends in a gated community! My friend has a number of sets of these gloves in different sizes and different brands. Out of all of them we tried, my husband and I both preferred the Speedo gloves. Since I'm a 2XL gal, I like these gloves in Large. My 2XLT husband loves the XL size since he has a really horrible hand injury that's never healed properly - he's finally able to get pool exercise without his hand throbbing quite as much. I have a really bad leg situation, bad enough I feel like a beached whale when on land. In the water though, I'm finally able to move so I'm regaining such much missed flexibility and strength. These gloves are really awesome to improve both my arm strength and endurance. They are stylish enough that quite a few people have been asking me about the gloves, trying them out and saying they plan to get their own set. I can't sing their praises enough - well built and reasonably priced. I recommend to wash the gloves out thoroughly after using and lay or hang them up to air dry as they do retain quite a bit of pool water. They hold up well to use in the swimsuit water extraction machine available at some gyms, too.

Liked these but I ordered what the sz chart recorded but they fit big. Which made them floppy for me.

Son amplios, y sirven muy bien para su propósito.

Brought for aqua aerobics aka aqua torture and absolutely brilliant. Really works your arms and chest.

The gloves add to the benefits of swimming without any extra effort and as a Speedo product, the quality matches itts reputation

指先が空いており　適度に水が入るので　使用していて蒸れる事が無く快適脱着も容易で　使い勝手が良い