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SwimFin Pink - learn to swim the fun way with this ASA approved buoyancy aid | 
| Brand: SwimFin
Category: Toy
Buy New: £19.99
as of 9/9/2010 04:53 MDT details
New (3) from £19.99
Seller: simmskm
Rating:  15 reviews
Sales Rank: 4533
Color: Pink
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 10.6 x 10.3 x 5.1
EAN: 5060167440038
ASIN: B001JRSTUG
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | SwimFin is the first truly new development in swimming aids for decades. Worn on the back, it does not hamper or restrict the ability to move in the water. Unlike armbands, discs, life vests and noodles, SwimFin is streamlined and does not need to be inflated and deflated to add or reduce support. | | • | With SwimFin, the lower you are in the water the more support it provides, as would be the case with a beginner. The higher you are in the water the less support it gives you as would be the case with an improving swimmer. SwimFin compensates for different abilities. SwimFin makes learning to swim fun, but even after it has done its job as a learning aid, it will always find use as a water toy, strengthening ability and building confidence. | | • | SwimFin is a flotation device that provides as much buoyancy as the swimmer needs while helping maintain a good body position in the water. Other instruction aids tend to tip the swimmer forward or hold them upright, resulting in a swimming position that impedes movement through the water and actually makes swimming more difficult. SwimFin on the other hand gives only the support needed, giving the user the FEEL of independence and thus encouragement and motivation. If your child feels in control, confidence will definitely grow and they will learn quicker. | | • | SwimFin has recently been endorsed by the ASA (Amateur Swimming Association) in the UK and is the only swimming aid to win their approval. In a Press Release on 29th October 2008 they state that [The ASA has given its endorsement to SwimFin - a new floatation device - and will now be encouraging the use the innovative creation. The ASAs swimming experts have examined and tested SwimFin and classed it as an outstanding product worthy of accreditation.] SwimFin also complies with life-jacket standards and international safety (ISO) regulations EN13138 and EN71. | | • | It's a fact that the human body is naturally buoyant: we don't sink to the bottom of the pool and crawl along the floor like a crab. By using too much buoyancy assistance other floatation aids lift the body unnaturally in the water and if positioned wrongly on the body, can tip it forward. When this happens, the body acts on a see-saw principle which then forces the swimmers face into the water as the hips and legs come up (which in most cases causes panic). Because SwimFin is predominantly vertical and out of the water, it works in harmony with the users natural buoyancy level. By promoting the shark / dolphin image children are more inclined to voluntarily put their faces into the water, enhancing body position and making movement through the water easier. |
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Product Description
NOTE: SwimFin comes in ONE SIZE only and includes the straps
How does it work?
With the beginner, the body is lower in the water causing SwimFin to be more submerged (imagine pushing a beach ball under the water). This gives the swimmer more uplift and support without the arms being restricted (as can be the case using armbands). For the really confident beginners SwimFin could replace the armbands forever! As confidence grows, there is a more improved body position [and this is the clever bit] SwimFin appears more out of the water and now gives a little less support. Generally at this stage of the swimmers progression the armbands or other devices would be reduced. SwimFin does it automatically, working with the swimmers natural ability but also giving immediate support if required. The swimmer learns to trust their SwimFin. In a horizontal position, SwimFin is virtually out of the water giving very little or no support. However the learner grows in confidence knowing that support is there if needed. Even better swimmers can wear it all the time. Remember, if it is out of the water it is no longer a buoyancy aid and because it is streamlined, will not impede movement through the water. SwimFin is also great for swimming on the back. The learner simply leans on the SwimFin and, because it provides maximum uplift (the beach ball syndrome) it replaces the need for teacher or parent to provide support. It also works in a keel like fashion (as on a yacht) giving stability. This encourages a better streamlined leg kick which in turn helps to establish balance. If required, the swimmer only needs to roll to the side and SwimFin will turn the child onto its front and help establish and maintain a safe and secure standing upright position in the water. It attaches to the swimmers back with two velcro straps (supplied), one under the arms and the other round the waist. It is made from crossed linked, closed cell expanded polyethylene and weighs 160g.
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| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 1-5 of 15
Swim Fin July 20, 2010
Rach
My daughter is just learning to swim and this gives her a lot of confidence in the water. It frees up her arms making it easier to swim and it makes her body lie flat in the water. I would really recommend this product
Lifesaver! July 15, 2010
Racyon
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I cannot recommend this product more. My 5 yr old daughter has always been a little lazy about kicking her legs in the water and the moment she put the swimfin on she was swimming using her arms and legs as if she was not using a float at all! She also has a fear of putting her face in the water but she is slowly improving as the swimfin gives her so much confidence. I have one for my 4 yr old son too and we have never had a problem with rubbing as some reviews have said.
 My daughters swimming aide. July 5, 2010
Mr. Gilbert D. M. Mccomb (Glasgow, Scotland.)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
My daughter (she is 5 years old and in shape (as opposed to so many obese kids you see now)), loves the look and feel of this product. And, it does look cool when she pops under the water and suddenly this 'shark fin' comes out the water like a scene from Jaws. Very cool lol. Other kids in the pool all loved the look of it too. However, I felt her face was in the water too much when she pushed off in the prone position. Now I know thats the correct technique but not when I want her to keep her face out the water till she can control her breathing technique. The 'swin fin' did keep her afloat and she was happy with it, but the images on the packaging show a kid at a 45o angle, which I thought would be the position it would help her adopt. Maybe I have it positioned wrong (under her arms, around her waist, tip of the fin at the nape of her neck)? Anyway, my kid loved it. It is helping her swim better and with more confidence. She didn't mind her face in the water for a longer period of time than I would have thought she would be comfertable with and she did bypass her traditional hand held float for her 'swim fin'. I give this 8 out of 10. 9 if it kept her face out more and 10 if she wants to use it each weekend.
swimfin June 10, 2010
T. Crooks (Scotland)
I bought this for my 5 year old and she loves it. She can swim in deep water with no restriction, she loves it.
Great confidence booster June 8, 2010
Sally Bult (UK)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought this for my daughter who is a very nervous early swimmer. It was a great confidence booster, easy to get on and off, left arms mobile, and yet gave her a sense of independence going out of her depth. Lightweight, dries quickly.
The only concern I have is whether it's actually too good- when she tried swimming without it, her legs kept sinking and she felt rather vulnerable. Yet it was great peace of mind for all of us knowing that if she ventured into the deep end she would be OK (although not sold as a safety device), and she got some good stroke practice in. Useful.
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