Baby and children’s safety swimwear brand Splash About has launched a new swim nappy designed to transform the baby swim market. Scientifically developed and intensively tested over four years, the Happy Nappy DUO is the first swim nappy proven to keep harmful bacteria and viruses – including Covid-19, E.coli and Cryptosporidium, which can’t easily be killed by chlorine alone – out of pool water.
This is a significant development for baby swim schools and pool operators. An outbreak of these pathogens is a leading cause of sickness, which can result in pool closures.
The Happy Nappy DUO works thanks to the innovative Silver Lining fabric inside the Happy Nappy.
Silver has natural anti-bacterial properties and is gentle on delicate skin. Designed to hold and trap any faecal matter, the silver lining destroys any bacteria or viruses present in the nappy. This means water or urine mixing with faecal matter that leaks out into the pool is virtually sterile; therefore, less likely to carry harmful diseases, ensuring pool water is clean and safe for all swimmers.
Commenting on the launch is Lesley Beach, finance and operations director at Splash About International. “Splash About has always strived to make swimming safe. Our market-leading Happy Nappy swim nappy is insisted upon by over 90% of baby swim schools because it offers the greatest protection against solid faecal leaks. However, a watertight swim nappy would be the Holy Grail.
“Creating a completely watertight swim nappy is an extremely tough challenge given that all babies are different shapes and sizes. Even if a few drops of pool water penetrated the nappy, it wouldn’t be classed as watertight. To tackle this, we turned the problem on its head and focused on destroying any bacteria and viruses within the nappy, ensuring any liquid leaking out is far less likely to carry harmful diseases, and the Happy Nappy DUO is the result.
“With its own protective inner lining, the Happy Nappy DUO is the ultimate 2-in-1 swim nappy because it provides the protective double-layer system required by baby swim schools in the UK.”
Also commenting is Bernadette Spofforth, managing director at Splash About.
“The DUO is a milestone development; not only for the swimming industry, because it’s our duty to protect the water clients swim in from babies right up to the elderly, but there’s also the environmental impact to consider.
“Millions of disposable (swim) nappies end up in landfill every year. They are one of the biggest global contributors to single-use plastic. It can take up to 500 years for just one to decompose. Choosing this reusable swim nappy means reducing our waste levels and lowering our environmental footprint; ensuring pool water is as clean as it can be, which can only be a positive thing.”
The Happy Nappy DUO is suitable from birth to 3 years and is available in five designs. For further information, please click here. For wholesale enquiries contact info@splashabout.com.
