Avoid blue swim trunks? Are blue swim trunks a drowning hazard?

[Anonymous]

I’ve seen this a few Summers ago. Where the social media awareness post shared no blue swim trunks because it’s harder to see them in water and you may not see your child under the water if they blend in.

I ask - does this go for all shades of blue swim trunks?

Are blue trunks a safety concern?





Would neither of these be safe?

[Anonymous]

Yes and it's infuriating the blue is the most common color when searching for bathing suits (both boys and girls)

[Anonymous]

Like I try to teach my kid to problem solve. OP, what colors are most pool liners? What color is the water you usually swim in?

[Anonymous]

You always get a clashing color, OP. Same for life vests.

[Anonymous]

Two of my kids are lifeguards. Their guard suits are exactly the shade of blue in the bottom suit you posted!

[Anonymous]

[Anonymous]

That graphic that I just posted is a great representation of what a lifeguard can and cannot see in the water. I believe the top is a child still underwater and the bottom is a child moving around creating waves above them.

[Anonymous]

That graphic is very different when we are talking beach/east coast muddy ocean water

[Anonymous]

Hi-viz yellow/orange/magenta rash guards are the answer. I could see my kids from 200 feet away and worried less about sunburn.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Two of my kids are lifeguards. Their guard suits are exactly the shade of blue in the bottom suit you posted!

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:That graphic is very different when we are talking beach/east coast muddy ocean water

Yes, OP did not specify whether she meant ocean or pool, and I assumed pool.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Two of my kids are lifeguards. Their guard suits are exactly the shade of blue in the bottom suit you posted!

Well presumably your lifeguard kids do not pose a drowning risk.

[Anonymous]

Yes this is a real thing. If we are going to crowded places like a waterpark i make my kids wear bright orange. If Im at a quieter home party or the like I allow the blue or green suits.

[Anonymous]

Yes I have made this mistake before because of the ubiquity of blue options as PP mentioned. If you’ve already purchased, consider pairing with a bright orange rash guard.

[Anonymous]

I never thought about this. Luckily, when DD was little, her favorite color was orange, so we had several years of orange swimsuits.