I was just surfing the web and found this very cool fin. It is not a regular flipper. Instead of putting it on as a shoe, a swimmer attaches it to his/hers shins. This way, it releases the stress on the ankles and the achilles tendon (this is very bad with the monofins). No more lost fins after a strong pushoff from the wall. You can even be creative and have you swimmers get out of the water with them to run to the otherside of the pool or do push ups.
 
According to the inventor's website, diving in is also easy. I can't say, I have tried them yet, but would definitely willing to give it a try. They do ship to the entire world and come in all different sizes. I am very tempted to check it out.
 Another slick device is this streamline kickboard. You can have your kids put their hands fingers underneath the strap and keep their arms in streamline while kicking. This way, flipturns and follow up streamlines are made easy :). Make sure though, you are not going too crazy with these, so your kids do not get some shoulder injuries from having the muscles tight all the time. Here is some more info about the board.
Last item, I'd like you to have a look at is this peculiar looking paddle like item. It is actually quite brilliant. Some swimmers have an issue with raising their fingers upward when starting their strokes, thus lessening the amount of water they are pulling.
 
This fulcrum lets them keep the hand straight and if they do it wrong the paddle will fall off. So without doing it correctly, they won't be able to swim :).
If you have any experience with any of these devices, can you please share them with us?
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I was just surfing the web and found this very cool fin. It is not a regular flipper. Instead of putting it on as a shoe, a swimmer attaches it to his/hers shins. This way, it releases the stress on the ankles and the achilles tendon (this is very bad with the monofins). No more lost fins after a strong pushoff from the wall. You can even be creative and have you swimmers get out of the water with them to run to the otherside of the pool or do push ups.
According to the inventor's website, diving in is also easy. I can't say, I have tried them yet, but would definitely willing to give it a try. They do ship to the entire world and come in all different sizes. I am very tempted to check it out.Last item, I'd like you to have a look at is this peculiar looking paddle like item. It is actually quite brilliant. Some swimmers have an issue with raising their fingers upward when starting their strokes, thus lessening the amount of water they are pulling.
This fulcrum lets them keep the hand straight and if they do it wrong the paddle will fall off. So without doing it correctly, they won't be able to swim :).
If you have any experience with any of these devices, can you please share them with us?