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CPSC, Swimways Corp. Announce Recall of Pool Dive Sticks

U.S. CPSCFallsMay 19, 2003
Recalled Dive Sticks
Recalled Dive Sticks
Recalled Dive Sticks in Package
Recalled Dive Sticks in Package

Photos from the official notice: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission · image rights

Hazard

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

Incidents & 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.

Product 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."

Sold on

Specialty pool stores nationwide sold these dive sticks, from December 2002 through May 2003, for about $6.

Contact the company

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.

What should I do?

Stop using the product and follow the remedy below. Contact the company for a refund, repair or replacement — recall remedies are free.

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