The stages of aquatic awakening
There are 3 stages to discovering water:
- Familiarisation: build trust and overcome apprehension through fun games. The kid gets used to water.
- Immersion and breathing: control your breathing to feel safe and put your head under water.
- Floating and moving: develop independence and discover how the body behaves in water before moving around alone.
This swimming vest is designed for the “floating and moving” stage
When and why to use a swimming vest
This product is suitable if the child is already comfortable in the water but finds it hard to float.
Its simple shape envelops the torso and adapts to a kid’s size, while freeing the arms and shoulders for greater freedom of movement.
The buoyancy of this vest positions them at the surface for their first swimming strokes. This is the level of buoyancy needed to encourage progress and empower them as they swim.
Our recommendations for use
This life vest is not a life jacket but a life vest to assist with learning to swim.
Ensuring the life vest fits properly on the kid is very important to avoid friction. Follow the signs shown inside the life vest.
For use under constant supervision of an adult who can swim.
Levels of buoyancy for learning to swim
- Size 15-25 kg: Certified to the 20-newton EN 13138-1 standard; this vest provides 25 newtons of buoyancy
- Size 25-35 kg: Certified 25N as per standard EN 13138-1 with buoyancy of 35N for this life vest.
Product weight
- Size 15-25 kg: approx. 230 g
- Size 15-25 kg: approx. 400 g
