The Ultimate Guide to Carbon Fiber Swim Paddles w/Hugh Bowman

Welcome to episode 225 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast!

We’ve got something for all you gear freaks out there this week! Joining us to have a deliciously niche chat about all things carbon fiber paddles is our friend and fellow obsessed Swimruner, Hugh Bowman. We’ve been fans of these paddles for years, talked about them incessantly, and in prep for this show, have pretty much tried all the paddles available now! So join us as we geek out on this particular piece of the Swimrun kit. 

But first…

A huge thank you to our friends at FORM Swim for sponsoring the show this month! The sponsorship coincided with their recently released Smart Swim 2 goggles and it was so much fun to get to test these out and share our thoughts with all of you. We are doing a giveaway for a pair of the new Form Smart Swim 2 goggles. Head over to our instagram @theLowTideBoyz to enter to win! 

Source Material for Episode: 

Be sure to check out our Paddles for Swimrun episode we did with Purplepatch Fitness coach John Stevens.  

Paddles discussed:

Frank Paddle (Blue Steel, Pro, and Pro Blue models)

ARK Sports (Carbon Blades, Carbon Rocket Blades, Blades models)

Evolvent (XTD Snakeskin model)

Roka (Pro Swim model [discontinued])

Enjoy!

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That’s it for this week’s show. 

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-  Chip and Chris