CPSC, Swimways Corp. Announce Recall of Pool Dive Sticks

Affected

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."

The file

Sold at

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

Product type

Swimming Pool Items

Made in

China

Recalled by

Swimways Corp., of Virginia Beach, Va.

Incident log

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.

What the notice says 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.

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.