SwimFin Review

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We have recently returned from our first family holiday abroad to the beautiful island of Majorca. We stayed at Pirates Village which is a brilliant hotel for children as it has a fantastic pool area with slides, splash buckets and pools of varying depths.

 When we booked I knew my son aged 3 would want to be in the pools all of the time, however, at just 3 years old he can't quite swim yet. So I began searching for pool aids to keep him safe and to help him feel confident in the water, as he finds armbands and rubber rings restrictive. 

So when we were recently offered a SwimFin to review this seemed like the perfect swimming aid to help him build water confidence. The SwimFin comes in a range of different colours, we got an orange one which is his favourite colour. As you can guess from the name it is shaped like a fin and you attach it to your children's back with the velcro straps provided, meaning that it does not get in the way when they are swimming. 

 He wore it a lot in the toddler pools where he pretended to be a shark - great fun! 

He also used it in the deeper pool and it helped him so much with his water confidence, as instead of clinging onto his dad (like he normally does) he was happy treading water as the Swimfin helped him stay afloat.

He was really happy to wear the Swimfin, he thought it was something fun and he didn't complain about it getting in the way at all. His water confidence has come on so much during our time away, he will happily jump into a pool now and will paddle around a pool on his own (with adult supervision). 

We actually saw a few other children around the pool on holiday wearing SwimFins, they seem like a popular choice. I was a bit worried it would be bulky and take up loads of room in the suitcase but it didn't at all and it is so lightweight too. 

I really liked that you could adjust the straps easily so that it fits your child nice and securely. Another thing I really liked was that it helps get children into the right swimming position and we found it much better than armbands or holding a float. 

 

SwimFin retails at £22.99 and it is available in nine different colours orange, red, blue, green, purple, grey, pink, black and a yellow / orange marble effect. You can buy them directly from the SwimFin website www.swimfin.co.uk or on Amazon, at Argos and from other swim product stores. 

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