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Unique equipment to the sport of open water swimming, such as glow sticks, feeding sticks and Swimmer Safety Devices, are explained, demonstrated and offered to the public in this section.
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Swim Safety Device is a convenient, lightweight, waterproof device solves a number of problems, especially for those who are visiting an unfamiliar stretch of beach or lake. Open water swimmers can swim point-to-point and have all their personal items (mobile phone, towel, shoes, money) completely dry and safe with them. As the swimmers show in the video above, the inflatable Swim Safety Device floats on the water and creates minimal drag.
The Swim Safety Device is defined by the Open Water Swimming Dictionary as a lightweight inflatable device that visibly floats behind a swimmer in open bodies of water. The device is easily pulled along by the swimmer and can hold one’s valuables (e.g., wallet, money, mobile phone, shoes, towel) as well as be used in emergencies as a flotation device. The brightly colored device is also easily visible by lifeguards and boaters and windsurfers on the water.
A Catalina Channel swimmer, Hank Wise, uses glow sticks on his swimsuit and on his paddle board in addition to a head lamp and disc lights on his escort to help guide him safely across the channel.