Sea Squirts

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“Sea Squirts” Swim-Assist Vests & Life Jackets
Offer A Fun & Functional Twist To Family Water Safety
www.opacove.com

(Eugene, Oregon) – It is a uniquely designed swimming product that
creatively combines unsurpassed safety, comfort and fun all in one. Sea
Squirts are life jackets and swim assist vests created to look like
different types of fish and mammals in the sea. The Sea Squirts design
includes a first-of-its-kind flexible fin on the back of each vest. That
patent-pending technology of the fun fin is not only entertaining for kids
as they splash and swim, it is strong enough to be grabbed, while also
holding the vest neck, to pluck a little one out of the water in an
emergency situation.

Unfortunately more than 900 children drown each year in the United Sates. It’s
the second-leading cause of unintentional death among children 1 to 14. In
the case of drowning deaths from boating accidents, 90% of the victims were
not wearing life jackets. That’s why it’s so important to carry life jackets
that kids want to wear.

Until now, all children’s life jackets were designed as one-size-fits-all
and therefore had oversized arm holes. As a result, an uncomfortable groin
strap buckled between the child’s legs had to be used to keep the life
jacket from bobbing over the child’s face. That discomfort can often lead to
a child removing the vest and creating a drowning danger. Opa Cove has
created three different life jacket sizes with varying armhole sizes – a
solution that please kids and parents alike. Now the buoyancy of the life
jacket is carried under the child’s arms instead of between the legs.
Sea Squirts come in several creative choices including: Clownfish, Great
White Shark, Pink Dolphin, Blue Dolphin, and Killa Whale -- with new models
in the works. The patented Sea Squirts fun fish designs are kid-tested and
parent-approved. The life jackets are U.S. Coast Guard certification.
The Sea Squirts product are fabricated with quality materials such as
neoprene outer shells, durable zippers & buckles, and they come with fun
fish character logos on the front that identify the fish design that the
products resemble.

The Sea Squirts swim assist vests are effortlessly effective swimming
instruction aids to help maximize the child’s ability to learn difficult
swim strokes at a more comfortable and natural pace. The swim assists are
designed to be adjusted for maximum or minimum buoyancy to suit any child’s
level of swimming ability. The varied buoyancy is accomplished by keeping or
removing the flotation panels that are accessed through a velcro opening in
the back side of the vest. There are a total of three flotation panels that
can be removed at different stages. For the advanced swimmers who no longer
need flotation assistance, the panels can be completely removed and Sea
Squirts become the favorite dress up toy for pure fun at the beach, pool, or
even at bath time.

The Sea Squirts life jackets are Coast Guard certified as a Type III
Personal Flotation Device, ski vest or wake-boarding vest.
“We like to call it the best ‘fin-vestment’ you can make to keep kids safe
and happy in the water,” says Opa Cove President Richard Barbis. “The great
thing about this product is that in the child’s mind they are not wearing it
because they have to wear a life jacket or are learning to be stronger
swimmers, but because they believe they are a shark or a whale or whatever
fish design they are wearing.”
Sea Squirts Life Jackets:

The products are available at www.opacove.com

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