Poolmaster - Learn-to-swim flotation toys
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Jul 21, 2013. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Jul 21, 2013the latest report was made
- Jul 21, 2013the earliest
- 1with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Poolmaster - Learn-to-swim
- Maker
- Poolmaster, Inc.Makers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Flotation toysNot official life-saving devicesCPSC’s product type: Flotation Toys (Excl Official Life-saving Devices) (code 3279), in Sports and Recreation: Pools & Water Sports
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| July 2013 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- No one hurt 1 CPSC: Incident, No Injury
As each report says it, in short words; CPSC’s own words are under each.
The reports, as CPSC published them
Reports people made to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC publishes each one after sending it to the company named, and doesn’t guarantee they’re accurate. A report isn’t a recall.
Each report is the words of the person who made it, as CPSC published them. The company’s comments, where CPSC published any, are set apart as the company’s own.
CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
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No one hurt Made Jul 21, 2013, sent to the company Aug 15, 2013, published by CPSC Aug 29, 2013
The product, in the report: Learn-to-swim flotation jacket by “Poolmaster”. Purple nylon/polyester vest with yellow accent straps and a circular patch on the front with a picture of a walrus character and the product name. Vest is an elongated rectangle shape with an oval hole in the middle for child’s head. Straps wrap around chest and under legs to secure to body. Here is a video of the product flaws: http://youtu.be/8hVoKsHVKZQ
Product: “Learn-To-Swim” children’s flotation jacket by “PoolMaster”.
Product Description: Nylon flotation vest for children, worn over head with flotation sections on belly and back. 2 bright yellow nylon straps secure vest to body by wrapping around chest, and under legs.
Incident: My 5 year old daughter was wearing this flotation vest during a family outing to the San Marcos river, near Austin yesterday. As she is not yet a good swimmer, she was required to wear this vest at all times. Further, I accompanied her in the water and had her physically held by the jacket strap or her arm the entire time we were in the water. She and I accidentally stepped into deep water and were floated by the current in a way we did not anticipate. I had her in my grip, by the bright yellow jacket strap and we floated for a brief time until we reached a ladder which was provided by the local park for climbing out of the river.
As she climbed out above me, I released the strap and followed her up the ladder. During the ascent, I noticed that her safety belt (which held her in the flotation jacket, and which I had been holding on to) was torn, and no longer attached as designed. After safely exiting the water we inspected the flotation jacket and discovered that the nylon straps on the jacket were entirely compromised - torn and with disintegrating. The straps tear with as little as 5 lbs of shearing pressure applied to them - comparable to paper in its physical strength.
The product itself was purchased from a local pool supply company about 3 months ago, and has been used less than 10 times.
Complaint: This product is unsafe. The physical integrity of the straps on this device is completely inadequate to satisfy the purpose of its design.
- Model
- Learn-to-swim
- Serial number
- 122009 26 60553 01
- Bought from
- Warehose Pool Supply
- Bought
- Apr 1, 2013, about then
- Where
- San Marcos, Texas: Place of Recreation or Sports
- Who was involved
- Age 5, Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- My Child
- As this report names them
- Brand Poolmaster - Learn-to-swim, made or sold by Poolmaster, Inc.
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
CPSC’s disclaimer
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.
Released Oct 25, 2026 and checked Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
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