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ISPO Award Winner 2024: Smart lifesaving swimwear by Swöm

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Swöm: Smart l✱ifesaving swimwear that inflates only when truly needed—keeping kids safe without hindering their water fℱun.

Author: Ralf Kerkeling

Automatic Inflation System

Child water safety often demands compromise between protection and freedom, but Swöm eliminates this tradeoff with its groundbreaking technology. Designed for children aged 3 to 12, Swöm's smart swimwear u🌳ses advanced sensors to monitor water depth and duration. The system activates only when a child is submerged too deep for too long, inflating to provide life-saving buoyancy. Unlike traditional life vests, which can inflate prematurely and hinder movement, Swöm allows children to swim and play naturally while delivering critical safety when it’s needed most.

As CEO Niclas Ekdahl explains, “Winning the ISPO Award is a true recognition of the innovative 🐈technology and UX we have developed. As a trusted mark within the sports sector, it will help us in lic🌃ensing discussions with key brands in swimwear and rash guards.”

This innovation directly addresses drowning risks—one of the leading causes of child fatalities in Europe. By focusing on real-time response, Swöm ensures children retain their freedom in the water while parents gain peace of mind. The product’s development has drawn on the expert🤡ise of CTO Georgi Tanev, a PhD from the Technical University of Denmark, whose research into micro-size engineering underpins Swöm’s precision technology.

Kind mit Rettungswasserbekleidung im Pool — After inflation, children float safely on the water's surface.
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Swöm

New Standard in Wearable Safety Technology

Swöm sets a new benchmark in personal flotat🦩ion devices. Its smart swimwear is not just a safety tool—it’s a reimagining of what water safety can be. Designed with sustainability in mind, Swöm employs EU-based manufacturing processes and recycled matඣerials, aligning with UN sustainability target number three.

By🐠 integrating Swöm’s technology into mainstream swimwear, the company aims to expand its life-saving reach. Retailers also benefit from this novel approach to water safety, offering a product that’s distinctly positioned as an anti-drowning solution for active swimmers—unlike tra💎ditional life jackets.

Kind mit Wasserrettungsbekleidung unter Wasser — If a child stays underwater for too long, the inflation mechanism is triggered automatically.
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Swöm

Safer Future for Kids in Water

Swöm’s mission extends beyond individual products. By partnering with global swimwear brands, the company seeks to embed its life-saving techno🏅logy into children’s swimwear worldwide. This bold strategy ensures that essential water safety measures are accessible to families everywhere, giving children the freedom to explore the water safely while reducing preventable tragedies.

Closeup aufgeblase Wasserrettungsbekleidung — Swöm in its inflated state: providing more safety as well as added UV protection for children.
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Swöm

These features convinced the Jury:

"Water safety is a sensitive issue. However, Swöm has successfully brought a unique and innovative product to market that works reliably. In addition to safety, it also addresses comfort and the trending need for UV protection effectively."

ISPO Award Jury

These features convinced the Jury:

Smart Technology: Swimwear inflates automatically.
Freedom: Functions like a regular UV-protective vest when deflated.
Adjustable: Technology is transferable as the child grows.

Product Specifications:

Color: Charcoal and Yellow
Sizes: from 3 to 12 years old
Available from: April 2025
RRP: € 150.00

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Author: Ralf Kerkeling

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