New Wave Swim Buoy - Swim Safety Float and Drybag for Open Water Swimmers, Triathletes, Kayakers and Snorkelers, Highly Visible Buoy Float for Safe Swim Training (Orange-PVC Large-20 Liter)

I received my 20 liter New Wave Swim Buoy today. Delivery was quick and as promised. I took it on a half mile swim in the Tennessee River. I discovered that by resting my arm on the tether it rides on my side exactly where it should be.When I turned around I rotated the belt so that I could rest my other arm on the tether. This way I keep the buoy on the traffic side as I paralleled the shoreline.A half mile swim with oversized fins is hardly Olympic but I'm 74 so it's far enough.I can recommend this buoy. The materials are good. The design is well thought out. I dig it.My picture makes it look yellow but it's actually orange orange and highly visible.

Great buoy! I was worried it would affect my swim stroke and slow me down but that was not the case at all. Put my keys in it and the bag with them was a little damp but nothing a sandwhich bag couldn’t stop. Overall good value for the money. Only ask would be a slightly bigger buoy to make it easier for boats to see, but that would Probably make it too big or heavy.

does the trick, let's me swim in the bay with a security blanket and a water proof compartment

I bought this swim buoy for my daughter who tells me she is delighted with the buoy and it does the job that it’s supposed to do.

Took this out yesterday for a 2 mile swim in a harbor with lots of small boat traffic. I could be seen from a great distance as judged by people waving at me from boats. I would not quite say that I do not know it's there, it produces a very small tugging sensation as you swim, but it does not interfere with my stroke and is definitely very reassuring for ensuring visibility and providing something to hang on if you get cramps (as I do from time to time). Equally important for me is the ability to bring stuff with me. I stashed a pair of running shoes, energy gels and some electronic equipment in a ziploc bag and all seemed to work well. You need to be able to land somewhere to access your stuff, trying to take it out in the water would probably be a very bad idea. However, being able to swim point to point and have my shoes with me at either end, or stop off at a beach to refuel (and check my glucose levels, I have type 1 diabetes), opens up a lot of new possibilities. I found that when walking around the deflated bag could be effectively folded up and clipped to the side of the belt and was unobtrusive...the next step, which I haven't yet tested, will be to try to running with it, I've got some swim-run adventures in mind! To summarize my thoughts, this gives me the confidence to be able to do swims I would not otherwise attempt and I highly recommend it to any open water swimmer.

I love my original New Wave Swim Buoy but I wanted a place for a key. I ordered this one because the description said there were separate compartments for the float and the dry sack. However when I received it there was only one big compartment. I was disappointed and returned it. Instead I have taped on an watertight compartment to my original airtight single compartment New Wave Swim Buoy.

Works great. I am 6’3 220 and it fully supports my weight when I need it. Easy to add air. Belt is removable if you want to use it as a kick board or stand alone float. I would purchase again

Best invention on earth! Thank you!! So simple but so useful. Now I'm not afraid to swim any distance. If I take my kids to swim with me across the lake (12 and 18) and they get lazy along the way, they can just hug my orange bubble and relax while I keep swimming. The only cons is they get lazy and swim half a lake and float the other. :)