Recalls / 2003-05-19

CPSC, Swimways Corp. Announce Recall of Pool Dive Sticks

03126 · Recalled 2003-05-19 · CPSC page

Description

These are "Swim Ways Deluxe Dive Buddies" weighted dive sticks. The dive sticks are soft plastic tubes that have character heads and feet. The characters are a yellow seahorse, a green and purple walrus, a red and blue underwater diver, and a blue shark. The dive sticks are about 7.5 inches long and an inch in diameter. When dropped into water, they sink to the bottom of a pool and stand upright so children can swim or dive down and retrieve them. There is no writing on the products except numbers located on the backs that represent the dive stick's point value. The cardboard-backed packaging shows a photo of fish and coral in an underwater scene. Writing on the packaging includes "Swim Ways," "Deluxe Dive Buddies" and "Made in China."

Hazards

Children can fall or land on these dive sticks in shallow water and may suffer impalement injuries.

Reported injuries

The commission and Swimways Corp. have not received any reports of incidents or injuries with these dive sticks. This recall is being conducted to prevent injuries.

Remedy

Consumers should take these dive sticks away from children immediately and contact Swimways for information on receiving a refund or free replacement product.

Products

Name	Model	Units
Swimways Corp Dive Sticks		About 25,000 packages

Parties

Distributor: Swimways Corp., of Virginia Beach, Va.
Made in: China
Sold at: Specialty pool sold these dive sticks, from December 2002 through May 2003, for about $6.

Consumer contact

For more information, contact Swimways at (800) 889-7946 between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday. Consumers also can write to Swimways Corp., 5816 Ward Court, Virginia Beach, VA 23455.

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Source: CPSC recall 03126. Inclusion in this database is not legal or medical advice.