It's that time again: swimming season!
Parents should be reading up on swimming safety and getting the floaties out of storage.
Another thing they should be doing is rethinking their child's bathing suit. This isn't for style or functionality — it's for safety.
A new study has learned that the color of your child's swimsuit could save their lives.
Here's why.
It comes from ALIVE Solutions Inc., a company that specializes in aquatic safety.
Recently, they tested different swimsuit colors to determine their visibility in pools and open water.
They tested the same colors in 18 inches of lake water with low visibility on a day when it was partly sunny.
ALIVE pointed out that darker colors are worrying as well since they can often be mistaken for things, such as leaves, dirt, or a shadow.
For the pool, the top choices are neon pink and neon orange.
Meanwhile, in a lake, the top colors for visibility are neon yellow, neon green, and neon orange. "Think bright and contrasting," the company writes.
