Race Directors & Coaches
Swim Buddy for Race Directors
If you're responsible for the safety of swimmers in an open water event, you already know the challenge: participants spread across a wide expanse, partly hidden by swells, 80% submerged, often wearing dark wetsuits. Monitoring everyone is difficult. Getting to someone in distress quickly is harder still.
We know this firsthand. Over 15 years, we've supervised thousands of swimmers in open water coaching programs and races — including the Across the Lake Swim in Kelowna, BC, Canada's largest and longest-running open water swim event. That experience is why we're committed to the Swim Buddy as the go-to safety tool for open water events.
What a Swim Buddy does for your event
- Every swimmer becomes immediately visible — a brightly coloured buoy is hard to miss, even between swells
- Swimmers can self-rescue — resting, catching their breath, or steadying themselves without requiring intervention
- If a swimmer can't continue, they can hold on and signal for help while you coordinate rescue
- Number the buoys to identify swimmers at a glance, or use different colours to distinguish waves or distances
Swim Buddy Races — the added benefits
- Attract anxious swimmers who wouldn't otherwise register by advertising Swim Buddy use
- Drive buoy sales through your event store
- Help grow your local open water community by making the sport more accessible
Swim Buddy for Coaches
You may have fewer swimmers to watch than a race director, but their safety — and their anxiety — is just as real. A Swim Buddy gives your participants a rest platform during group instruction and builds confidence in deep, open water.
- Purchase or rental options available for coaching programs
- Partnership arrangements available if you'd like to incorporate Swim Buddies into your business model
Whether you're organizing an event or running a coaching program, we offer bulk purchase, rental, and partnership options. Get in touch before your season starts and we'll work something out.