I recently bought this floater (after wasting tons money on others), and all I have to say is thank you to the Swim Sweater!. My son who is 2 1/2 loves this floater, it makes him feel like a big boy. He does go forward sometimes but he manages to put his head back and paddle. It also gives him a lot of freedom in the pool, and I don't have to be pushing him around like with the other floater, although I'm ALWAYS next to him. He's now more confident and ready for swimming lessons!!

We had one of these for our son starting when he was 17 months. He was/is a very tall boy, so he fit in it well before the age of 2. We tried numerous products before we found this product. None of them fit as well or worked as well. Kids CANNOT fall out of this. Toddlers need help getting it over their heads or stepping into it, and in taking it off. In the swim sweater, our toddler was able to kick and move around the pool, get more on his belly and pull with his hands, and feel safe and comfortable in the water. I highly recommend it.

Our oldest son is 8 now and a great swimmer. I'm here to buy another for our 16 month old. Buy it, you won't regret it!

The Swim Sweater is a terrific product. My 4 year old loves it and for the first time she's not afraid to try swimming. It fits her slender build perfectly. The sweater is adjustable by inflating the tire with more or less air. I do not fear her slipping through. And as everyone knows, children should never be unsupervised in the water.
(...) I am a parent who actually used the product; I am not speculating about its effectiveness.

My husband and I used this "swim sweater" this summer for our 3 1/2 year old and our 2 year old. It did NOT, as another reviewer feared, fall off, as you might expect by looking at the picture. (I believe the natural instinct of children is to hold on to the ring around their waist--not to raise their arms, without anything supporting their weight--think about it.)

My son, who was afraid to "let go" of the wall of the pool under any other circumstances, felt so comfortable and safe while wearing the sweater that he wanted to let go of ME after only 5 minutes! And my daughter, who was just shy of 2, amazed us by floating around the pool without a care, by herself, while wearing the swim sweater.

I would recommend this item to anyone who has already tried other so-called "floatees"--this one is it.

If I had attempted to put my son who is 2 years old in this swim sweater to go into the pool, he would surely go right through it. All a child would have to do is put his arms up in the air and he would fall right out of it in the water. Even if I am right there with him in the water, I would not trust this so-called floating device! If it had a strap to go around his waist and in between his legs, it would be better. But as this "swim sweater" stands, I do not believe it is safe to use at all!