CPSC, Swimways Corp. Announce Recall of Pool Dive Sticks
Home product recall 03-126. Announced by CPSC on May 19, 2003.
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on May 19, 2003. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
Children can fall or land on these dive sticks in shallow water and may suffer impalement injuries.
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What should you do?
Consumers should take these dive sticks away from children immediately and contact Swimways for information on receiving a refund or free replacement product.
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- How to reach the firm: 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.
Which ones are recalled?
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.”
About 25,000 packages units, as CPSC gives them.
Swimways Corp Dive Sticks.
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CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 2 photos on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
Who made and sold it?
- Distributed by Swimways Corp., Virginia Beach, Va.
- Specialty pool stores nationwide sold these dive sticks, from December 2002 through May 2003, for about $6.
- Made in China, as the notice gives it.
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Was anyone hurt?
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.
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What the record doesn’t say
- The notice lists no UPCs, so check the model, the description and the photos.
- The notice lists no model numbers in a field of their own; its description may give them.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Recalls API.
Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
Recalls of kids’ and home products are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record. Copied on Oct 19, 2026.