5 Swim Gadgets You Wish You Had In Swimming Lessons

Did you love swimming lessons as a kid? Or were you cold, bored or afraid? If you had these swimming gadgets, you would have been begging mom to take you back to the pool.

When someone says "swimming lessons" do you think back with fond memories or cringe and run?

Public service announcement time: Did you know that drowning kills more kids under age 5 than any other accidental cause? And it's the #2 cause of accidental death for kids ages 5 to 10. Hey kids, water is dangerous, right?

But did you know that drowning is the third-most popular accidental way to snuff it for everyone ages 11 and up? So, thanks, Mom, for putting us in swimming lessons, because even if it was as much fun as a visit to the dentist, it's, well, a necessary survival thing.

But if you had these cool swim gadgets, you'd be running back to the pool for more.

Fish lungs for people

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This little mask will let you breathe underwater like a fish, without oxygen tanks. I guess you could say that it makes swimming lessons obsolete. If you can breathe underwater, why try?

Goggles that don't suck to wear

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While you're busy tooling around underwater like Aquaman, you're going to want to be able to see. Remember goggles? If they weren't punching you in the eyes they were ripping out your hair by the handfuls. These goggles have a neoprene strap that just slips over your hair smoothly with no ouchies. Why didn't they invent these 50 years ago?

Swim fins because kicking is hard work

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Kids in my neighborhood had swim fins, because swimming fast rocks. Lucky kids had swim fins that fit properly and weren't constantly sinking to the bottom. These colorful fins fit and float. Again, why didn't they invent these in the 1900s?

Powers that Aquaman didn't even have

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So, you've got the ability to breathe underwater, and some sick swim kicks. Let's go that extra mile and turn your freakin' hands into swim fins, too.

A swim towel that transforms into a superhero cape!

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Even though you're breathing underwater like a fish, swimming miles with your hand- and foot- fins, and enjoying the view with your goggles that don't suck, eventually you will have to get out of the water. But no need to stop being a swim hero if you had a Snappy Towel