Swimming Kickboard – Swim Training Aids – Kick float

Demonstrably lighter than the water displaced. Actually like this, I use it to improve my leg kick while swimming crawl. I was using a triangular yellow one previously that was designed to sit slightly lower than the water surface and (supposedly) help get your body position right. Which was fine, except you need a snorkel to breathe while using it. That’s all very well if you’re training at a high level. I’m just swimming for fitness and faffing around with snorkels was a bit much really. This one’s fine.

Bought for a very elderly friend who wanted a little more buoyancy when taking her daily swim. Unfortunately she found it very difficult to adapt her swimming style to include the board, so will not be using it, but the other members of the family will enjoy it!

Bought these for my son to use in his swimming coaching sessions. He loves them, firstly, he picked these for their colour (Not that the colour makes it any more efficient as a kickboard but he likes to use it because of the colour). They are well put together and seem robust enough to withstand two, one hour long sessions per week. I am reliably informed (by said son), that the shape of the board is good as the ‘v’ at the bottom means the board isn’t rubbing during the kicking training.