A friend of mine is swimming a lot of open water swims and sometimes by herself. I noticed an article in Swimmer that discussed a small orange float that you could easily attach to yourself as a safety precaution. I found an article on the device, but I'm having a difficult time in finding a place to buy it. Please see the link below and if anyone knows where I can purchase this, please let me know. Thank you, Bill
blog.swimator.com/.../swim-safety-device-review-swimming-safe_21.html
I used something similar, but more festive looking, when swimming in Lake Como, Italy, in 2006. Our devices were more like a multi-colored beachball with a cone on top, surmounted by a flag. They stood up about 2 feet above the waterline and may have been slightly weighted to keep the flag upright. Despite the size, they were not at all unwieldy, and you barely knew they were there.
I'm thinking of getting one to use here at home, on Lake Washington, where I regularly get buzzed by @ssh0les speeding along obliviously inside the 7-knot zone.
I used something similar, but more festive looking, when swimming in Lake Como, Italy, in 2006. Our devices were more like a multi-colored beachball with a cone on top, surmounted by a flag. They stood up about 2 feet above the waterline and may have been slightly weighted to keep the flag upright. Despite the size, they were not at all unwieldy, and you barely knew they were there.
I'm thinking of getting one to use here at home, on Lake Washington, where I regularly get buzzed by @ssh0les speeding along obliviously inside the 7-knot zone.
