Product Description

A great teaching tool for kids to gain confidence in the water, Speedo kid's UV Neoprene Swim Vest offers children who are just beginning to develop swimming skills full flotation support. Speedo's Begin to Swim program has three levels: Level 1 is an introduction to the water, Level 2 is an introduction to swimming, and Level 3 is developing swim technique. The UV Neoprene Swim Vest is a "level 2" where a child is familiar with the water but is still dependent on full flotation. It offers all of the necessary comfort and safety features as well as important sun protection. And with its bright graphics and colorful print, your kids are sure to love wearing it!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1045 in Sports & Outdoors
• Brand: Speedo
• Model: 7570344
• Released on: 2009-10-07
• Fabric type: neoprene
• Dimensions: 2.70" h x 10.80" w x 11.80" l, .55 pounds

Features

• Progression of a child's swimming skills through the use of various training aids
• Great teaching tool while learning to swim or building water confidence
• New form fitting sleek design promotes greater mobility while the strap provides for a secure and stable fit
• Made of soft and durable neoprene with front zipper for easy on and off
• Uv 50+ "block the burn" trademarked protection from sun's harmful uva and uvb rays

Customer Reviews

Kids swim vest: awesome
My kids love the vests. The fit well. Easy/quick to put on and easily adjustable once they are wearing them. The vest give them added confidence in the water and allow them to practice their swimming safely and more independently. Well worth the money.

rubs under the arms
This vest is like ALL vests of this type that I have seen. It rubs under the arms and causes wedgies when your kiddo is actually swimming and jumping. Great float - lets my 42 lb daughter go under when she jumps, but brings her right back up. It is cute, so my daughter loves it, and the vest itself is soft to the touch. No problem with the vest beyond the rubbing under the arms. The wedgie just goes with the territory of keeping the vest from "turtling" around their neck.

Good quality, works but could be slightly better.
The vest looks and works great, we used it all summer. My only quip so far is that it isn't quite buoyant enough for beginning swimmers. I know it's not designed as a life saving device but be prepared for you child to inhale water easily if they're young and just learning to swim. The smallest of waves will breach their mouth if it fits similar to my child. It can't be weight either because it is used on a medium/tall three year old with slim build that weighed ~28 pounds.

All in all though, it's a relatively minor complaint because it seems to be much more versatile for swimming than most vests and those bicep hugging inflatables fix the existing issue until new swimmers learn to watch the water a little and hold their breath when needed.

The plus side, it fits well, allows good mobility, the quality seems good, it has held up well and we have mostly used it on sand mixed paint on concrete patio which can rip and tear materials easily. The kids can wear it for hours and we've had no issues with skin burns/irritations on a child with very sensitive skin.

After one summer, we have a 3 year old that can tread water for a short time without the vest, can swim underwater well without the vest and breezes around the pool with the vest. I think it was a big help with confidence and learning the mechanics of basic swimming.