u/DrAweshume

Hello r/swimming

Please say if this is not allowed or if ive posted this in the wrong place but i wanted to ask a couple questions i cant find definitive answers to.

Im a 33 year old very confident swimmer and my wife and I are going on our first holiday with our two year old. Now there is absolutely 0 chance he would ever be left unattended anywhere and especially not at the pool but I want to cover all my bases and ask what the consensus is on swim aides. When I was young it was two arm bands/water wings but ive heard conflicting things about if they are actually safe or not. So my questions are;

1. What is the safest swim aid for a 2 year old to use that would actually keep him safe in the pool

And

2. Is there any pros or cons of the available swim aides such as armbands/water wings and float vests etc

He has been in a kids pool once before but it was shallow enough he could stand.