Flashing goggles make a splash

Swimglows Ltd invents, designs & develops their own innovative swimming products with an exciting swimming range specifically aimed at encouraging children of all ages to have fun in the pool, but also to learn valuable swimming skills.
By: Swimglows
 
Nov. 15, 2011 - PRLog -- A visit to their local pool provided the inspiration for a Bexleyheath couple to come up with an innovative range of products which are set to make swimming even more fun for children and adults.

Swimming enthusiasts Clare and David Fryett were at the pool one evening watching their daughters, Holly and Olivia, train when a little girl walked past wearing a large, ugly pair of black goggles. Then a little boy ran past wearing LED flashing shoes.

That gave them an idea. When they got home, they searched the internet for “flashing swimming goggles” and found nothing.

That was six years ago. Now the Fryetts are launching their very own range of innovative swimming products which includes Gogglows, the only LED flashing swimming goggles in the world.

It’s taken Clare, 38, and Dave, 42, a lot of hard work to get from the lightbulb moment at their local pool to the launch of their range of products.

They filed their first patent application in 2005 and started work on the first prototype of the flashing goggles. One of their proudest moments came when they took one of the early prototypes to their daughters’ swimming club.
“Olivia was wearing the Gogglows prototype and you could see the lights flashing from one end of the pool to the other,” says Clare.

“Within a few minutes, she had a large gathering of children around her. The other children kept asking Olivia to switch on the lights.

“When she swam up and down with the Gogglows flashing it was a proud moment watching from the poolside. We realised the true uniqueness of the product we had created and made the many years hard work well worthwhile.”

Gogglows can be used as a fancy flashing goggle to encourage younger swimmers to put their face into the water as well as a standard non-illuminated goggle for swimming lessons.

The lights flash for thirty seconds then automatically turn off and flash when the buttons on each side are pressed. A patented light shield protects the user’s eyes from the LED lights.

It was whilst they were researching Gogglows that they realized there was a market for other innovative swim-related products. So they formed their own company, Swimglows, and have developed a range of products which has turned their hobby into a business.

The Swimglows range includes Gemglows and Coinglows, the first ever purpose-built dive toys in the world with LED flashing lights and timers; the Swimdana, a stylish adjustable bandana-style swimming cap made from protective material which protects your head from harmful ultraviolet sunrays; and Chameleon Caps, colour changing swimming caps

“We are really pleased with the products we’ve created and are looking forward to the day we visit a public swimming pool anywhere in the world and see them being used,” says Dave.

“They make perfect gifts and as they are brand new products you can be sure they’ll stand out. You and your kids will be the envy of the pool.”

The Swimglows range of products are available from www.swimglows.com
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