Thanks for a great swim write up on what’s working for your son. (Wish I’d seen it before making all my recent internet purchases! 🙂

My son suffered a brain injury at the start of last summer. He’s now quadriplegic and suffers from severe spasticity. He just attended a YMCA camp and the got him into the water using some devices custom created by a local man (who I hope will ultimately bring them to market … very clever work). Now looking for ways to get him back in the pool (which he really loved prior to his accident) and so I’ve been searching and searching.

Keifer has a swim float collar that is filled with foam beads https://www.kiefer.com/kiefer-neoprene-float-swim-collar-products-265.php?page_id=255 . (I think I’m going to wish I’d gone with the one you have as it looks so much more substantial, if less comfortable.)

I also bought a Kikodo mattress with beads that looks a little more stable than air mattresses. (Sort of looking to use it as you do the noodle, which I’ll have to go find online!)

I looked that the chair you have but went with a Swimways Kelsyus Chair thinking it may be a little more stable … given he has no stability of his own. And also a cheap floatation belt from China. If any of it works well, I’ll let you know!

Like everything else we adapt … experimentation is to be expected. But it’s great to get ideas from other parents.

One other thought for others who find your site … as I surfed a found a lot of things that I subsequently found for less on ebay, Amazon or Walmart. So worth price checking it after you find something interesting.

Best to your family.