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CPSC, Swimways Corp. Announce Recall of Pool Dive Sticks

Recalled May 19, 2003 · CPSC recall 03126 · Swimways

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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.
Units
About 25,000 packages
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.

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."

What to do

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

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.

Product
Swimways Corp Dive Sticks
Distributed by
Swimways Corp., of Virginia Beach, Va.
Retailers
Specialty pool stores nationwide sold these dive sticks, from December 2002 through May 2003, for about $6.
Made in
China

Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Official recall notice on cpsc.gov →

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