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Snorkels for Freediving

Snorkels for Freediving and Freediving in silicone and rubber, with rigid o flexible, purge valve and anatomically shaped mouthpiece in soft silicone.

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Bite Air Snorkel - Black
Salvimar

Bite Air Snorkel - Black

€18,00 €14,24
Element Snorkel - Black
Mares

Element Snorkel - Black

€13,50 €10,80
Dual Snorkel - Black
Mares

Dual Snorkel - Black

€29,00 €22,90
Corsica Snorkel - Black
Cressi

Corsica Snorkel - Black

€22,99 €18,00
Time Snorkel - Black
Salvimar

Time Snorkel - Black

€14,00 €11,00
Bite Air Snorkel - Green
Salvimar

Bite Air Snorkel - Green

€18,00 €14,24
Air-Soft Snorkel - Black
Sigal Sub

Air-Soft Snorkel - Black

€21,90 €16,20
Dual Snorkel - Brown
Mares

Dual Snorkel - Brown

€29,00 €22,90
Air-Soft Snorkel - Green
Sigal Sub

Air-Soft Snorkel - Green

€23,10 €17,10
Corsica Snorkel - Green
Cressi

Corsica Snorkel - Green

€22,99 €18,00
Stream Snorkel - Camu
Rob Allen

Stream Snorkel - Camu

€35,42 €27,65
Snorkel Attachment Clip
Rob Allen

Snorkel Attachment Clip

€5,20 €3,50
Air-Soft Snorkel - Brown
Sigal Sub

Air-Soft Snorkel - Brown

€24,20 €17,90
Dual Snorkel - Green
Mares

Dual Snorkel - Green

€29,00 €22,90

Snorkels for Freediving

The snorkel, commonly called a snorkel, is an accessory used in Freediving and Freediving to breathe at the surface while keeping your face submerged, without having to lift your head out of the water. This function is especially useful during warm-ups, surface swims to the dive spot, and breathing recovery phases between dives, when maintaining a horizontal, relaxed position helps promote more regular breathing.

This category includes snorkels with different features: fully rigid models, models with a semi-flexible tube, models equipped with a purge valve in the lower section, and models made entirely from softer materials. The differences between the various models mainly concern tube stiffness, the mask attachment system, and the presence or absence of a purge valve.

Product types

Rigid single-tube snorkels

They consist of a rubber or silicone tube without flexible joints, with a soft silicone anatomical mouthpiece attached directly to the tube. The single-tube structure reduces the number of moving components and limits vibrations or noise while swimming on the surface.

Snorkels with flexible tube

They feature a more flexible silicone section between the mouthpiece and the main tube. This configuration allows the mouthpiece to follow head movements without stressing the attachment point on the mask, improving comfort during extended swimming and breathing sessions.

Snorkels with purge valve

Some models, such as those in the Scirocco and Meltemi lines offered by C4, integrate a purge valve in the lower section of the tube. Through a one-way membrane, the valve makes it easier to clear residual water from the tube after surfacing, reducing the breathing effort required to empty it completely.

Soft snorkels

Models defined as "Air-Soft" use a tube made of more flexible rubber or silicone along its entire length, rather than only in the connection area. This feature reduces the overall stiffness of the accessory and makes it easier to position along the mask strap.

How to choose a Snorkel

Choosing a snorkel for freediving is based on a few concrete technical factors.

  • Presence or absence of a purge valve: the valve makes it easier to clear residual water from the tube after surfacing, reducing the time and breathing effort required before a new breath-hold.
  • Tube stiffness: a stiffer tube maintains a stable shape and reduces vibrations while swimming, while a softer tube adapts better to head movements and feels less noticeable during surface warm-ups.
  • Anatomical silicone mouthpiece: the part in contact with the mouth should be made of soft silicone to ensure a comfortable fit during extended surface breathing sessions.
  • Mask attachment system: most models include a clip or silicone keeper ring to secure the snorkel to the mask strap, keeping it positioned to the side during swimming phases.
  • Tube diameter and length: the internal volume of the tube determines dead space, meaning the amount of air that is re-breathed with each cycle, a factor to consider when optimizing surface breathing between dives.

Materials and technical features

The snorkels in this category are mainly made from two primary materials: silicone and silicone rubber. Silicone is used especially for the anatomical bite, the part in contact with the mouth, because it maintains good softness even after prolonged exposure to salt water and UV rays, unlike traditional rubber, which tends to stiffen more quickly over time.

The main tube is generally made of semi-rigid rubber or stiffer silicone, with an internal diameter calibrated to allow adequate airflow without excessively increasing dead space.

In models with a purge valve, the valve is positioned in the lower section of the tube, at the mouthpiece, and works through a one-way membrane that opens during exhalation to let water out and closes again during inhalation.

Mask attachment clips are made of silicone or rubber and may be pass-through type, openable ring type, or integrated into the structure of the tube itself, depending on the model.


Practical use

The snorkel is used mainly during the surface phases of a freediving session: swimming to the dive spot, during breathing warm-ups, and during recovery breaks between dives. In these phases, keeping your face submerged and breathing through the snorkel allows you to maintain a horizontal, relaxed position, promoting more regular breathing than swimming with your head raised.

During the dive phase, the snorkel remains in the mouth or to the side of the mask, without interfering with breath-hold. When returning to the surface, on models with a purge valve, residual water can be cleared from the tube with a more controlled exhalation, reducing the time needed before resuming the normal breathing cycle.

A rigid tube is useful for those who swim on the surface with their face constantly submerged and want to reduce vibrations and noise, while a flexible tube may be more comfortable during warm-up phases at the poolside or in calm water, when head movements are more frequent.


Available brands

This category includes snorkels from the following brands: Beuchat, with the Spy and Activa Tubair lines; C4, with the Meltemi, Scirocco, and Mistral models; Cressi, with the Corsica line in multiple colors; Mares, with the Dual and Element models; Salvimar, with the Bite Air and Time models; Sigal Sub, with the Air-Soft line in multiple colors. Each brand offers solutions with slightly different features in terms of tube stiffness, valve presence, and clip type.


Conclusion

Choosing a snorkel for freediving is based on a few concrete technical factors: tube stiffness, the presence or absence of a purge valve, the material of the anatomical mouthpiece, and the mask attachment system. This category includes models from Beuchat, C4, Cressi, Mares, Salvimar, and Sigal Sub, with different configurations that make it possible to identify the snorkel best suited to your surface breathing needs during freediving sessions.