https://community.usms.org/swimming/f/open-water-training-and-technique/25223/swim-safery-deviceare they legal in usms races????en-USTelligent Community 12https://community.usms.org/thread/268755?ContentTypeID=1Wed, 11 May 2011 10:40:31 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:7d79151f-b5c1-4324-9f8b-23321a5f74a8BobinatorI don&#39;t care what anyone says, I&#39;m not swimming in Lake Michigan without my personal safety device <a href="http://www.usms.org/forums/picture.php?albumid=230&amp;pictureid=1824">www.usms.org/.../picture.php</a> Hahahaha! You are a funny girl Amanda!<div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.usms.org/thread/268747?ContentTypeID=1Wed, 11 May 2011 04:29:02 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:717a7b26-dd50-4f26-8fdc-9ccc670c20e8jkormanikWhy would you need it? If it is a sanctioned event, there should be safety/rescue personnel at the ready. My understanding is the swim safety device is for use when there aren&#39;t personnel nearby watching you or to give lifeguards/shore observers a hint where you are in the water.<div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.usms.org/thread/268735?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 10 May 2011 06:58:57 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:b09b0735-1905-4d17-82aa-05da1ce1f3bborca1946Anything that provides floatation is not legal, sorry.<div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.usms.org/thread/268689?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 09 May 2011 12:16:10 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:569b2914-0e0d-47fc-b244-c673d9563e9cFormer MemberI don&#39;t care what anyone says, I&#39;m not swimming in Lake Michigan without my personal safety device <a href="http://www.usms.org/forums/picture.php?albumid=230&amp;pictureid=1824">www.usms.org/.../picture.php</a><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.usms.org/thread/268625?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 09 May 2011 09:47:39 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:65ea478c-37fd-45c4-a820-86283b136c0dFormer MemberAs far as I know, the rules prohibit them.<div style="clear:both;"></div>