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SwimWays Dive 'N Glide Shark

3.8 out of 5 stars 571 ratings
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  • Pool toy shaped like a shark that glides up to 20' underwater!
  • Launch shark forward and watch as it dives down and rises to the surface
  • Great for encouraging little swimmers to swim underwater and retrieve the shark
  • Each pack contains 1 shark
  • Recommended for ages 5 and up
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Product information

Product Dimensions 10 x 3 x 2.5 inches
Item Weight 1.6 ounces
ASIN B004RC51WY
Item model number 12336
Manufacturer recommended age 5 years and up
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3.8 out of 5 stars 571 ratings

3.8 out of 5 stars
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Manufacturer SwimWays

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This fearsome creature moves through the water like a real shark! With a flip of the wrist, the SwimWays Dive 'N Glide Shark zips, curves and glides through the water until it reaches the surface - it's kid-powered play for hours of fun! Watch it glide underwater, or chase it for learn to swim practice. Each use encourages young swimmers to swim underwater with confidence to retrieve shark! Recommended for ages 5 and up.

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Customers find this pool toy fun, with one mentioning it helps kids practice swimming, and they appreciate its nice bright coloring. The floatability receives mixed feedback - while some say it dives and glides in the shallow end, others report it doesn't stay under water. The durability is concerning, with customers noting cheap construction and breakage within a week, while the tail breaking off is a common issue. Customers consider it good value for money and like how it motivates kids to move in the water.

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116 customers mention "Fun toy"97 positive19 negative

Customers find this pool toy fun, with kids loving it and spending hours playing with it. One customer mentions it's awesome for practicing swimming, while another notes it's the most popular item at the pool.

"The shark glides through the water and floats to the top- which is great for the little ones and Mom!..." Read more

"It's a decent toy, looks good, and works wonders by design...." Read more

"...you learn how to throw it at a down angle only, it actually becomes kind of fun and bizarrely life like...." Read more

"It is a pretty fun shark. The size isn't bad and I love that it always comes back up to the surface...." Read more

31 customers mention "Functionality"22 positive9 negative

Customers find the shark toy works well, with one mentioning that SwimWays products are consistently great.

"It's a decent toy, looks good, and works wonders by design...." Read more

"...a first, but once you get the hang of tossing it under water, it works well enough...." Read more

"...This one just stops. I guess it requires the perfect throw, which is not easy apparently." Read more

"...When this pool water toy worked it works well... gliding under the water then surfacing smoothly...." Read more

25 customers mention "Appearance"25 positive0 negative

Customers like the appearance of this pool toy, describing it as cool and cute with nice bright coloring, and one customer notes that the dark color makes it easier to see.

"...it looks awesome and we immediately opened it to try it out. it immediately started taking in water and started to sink...." Read more

"It's a decent toy, looks good, and works wonders by design...." Read more

"It's pretty cool. It's had to get it to go very far a first, but once you get the hang of tossing it under water, it works well enough...." Read more

"...Overall - 3 stars. For the money - I wasn’t expecting much. But it is cute." Read more

17 customers mention "Shark love"17 positive0 negative

Customers love the shark toy, with one mentioning how it motivates kids to move in the water, while another notes its educational value in demonstrating shark diving behavior.

"...I know the original torpedo doesn't float and is good for diving...." Read more

"...the time : incidentally, this type of toy really encourages your child to want to go under water, which inherently will better your child's ability..." Read more

"...Glides like a real shark so somewhat educational on how sharks dive n glide and surface...worth the money especially as it helps his confidence in..." Read more

"We LOVE this swim shark! Its great at motivating kids to move in the water... And adults too! We chase it all the time...." Read more

14 customers mention "Value for money"14 positive0 negative

Customers find the shark pool toy to be good value for money.

"...great toy for only 10 dollar. I recommend it. ps: if you have a toypedo with this...." Read more

"...Worth every penny. Weird little toy for sure but you just can't stop playing with it." Read more

"...so somewhat educational on how sharks dive n glide and surface...worth the money especially as it helps his confidence in the water" Read more

"Quality-made pool toy & the price is fair. Because of it's size, this does not travel as far in the water as smaller torpedo pool toys." Read more

102 customers mention "Floatability"53 positive49 negative

Customers have mixed experiences with the floatability of the shark toy, with some reporting that it dives and glides in the shallow end of the pool and stays at the surface of the water, while others mention that it stops returning to the surface.

"The shark glides through the water and floats to the top- which is great for the little ones and Mom!..." Read more

"...it immediately started taking in water and started to sink...." Read more

"...across the water so smoothly and quickly....it floats or stays at the surface of the water until it fills up then it moves more like a torpedo under..." Read more

"...a couple of times and thrown into the wall of the pool when it began to sink...." Read more

54 customers mention "Durability"12 positive42 negative

Customers report issues with the shark toy's durability, noting its cheap construction and plastic material, with some units breaking within a week of use.

"...I was surprised by the buoyancy and hard plastic material at first because I grew up with the rubber torpedoes in the early 90s, but not having to..." Read more

"...However, our's had a manufacturing defect and it let water in, which causes it to fill up and sink, rather than float...." Read more

"...I like it. 1 Star off for being made in China and still costing $10." Read more

"...My 4 year old loves it at home as well. As for quality, it is sturdy but has already been sratched up a bit by being played with outside of the..." Read more

22 customers mention "Tail durability"0 positive22 negative

Customers report issues with the shark toy's durability, noting that the tail breaks off and doesn't last long.

"...it out to get it to work right, until, needless to say the tail broke completely off within an hour! disappointing! & a complete waste of money...." Read more

"...to rebalance the shark that was clearly off center, the back fin popped right off...." Read more

"...Eventually the tail broke off on the last day, but they really got a lot of play out of it." Read more

"...The shark as over thrown and landed on the concrete and its side fin snapped right off. It still works but if it was made..." Read more

High Price for Low Performance
2 out of 5 stars
High Price for Low Performance
We purchased this shark thinking it was a fun alternative to the toypedo. We were quite disappointed with it. The main concern is that it does not consistently glide in the water. If you manage to throw it "just right" (and we still haven't figured out exactly what that consists of) it may go a few feet at most. However, even when this occurs, there is no real novelty to it. It simply goes forward as any toy put into motion would. Another concern is the size and quality. It is much smaller that it appears in the photos and the paint started rubbing off almost immediately. Overall, this ended up being an overpriced plastic shark that floats. Update: In attempt to rebalance the shark that was clearly off center, the back fin popped right off. We contacted swimways directly who told us "Sorry, they don't have it in stock and contact Amazon for replacement options."
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Top reviews from the United States

  • MamaBear
    5.0 out of 5 stars Love it.
    Reviewed in the United States on July 12, 2012
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    The shark glides through the water and floats to the top- which is great for the little ones and Mom! This shark is a hit at the pool- everyone wants to play with it. My 4 year old loves it at home as well. As for quality, it is sturdy but has already been sratched up a bit by being played with outside of the water. We just bought the original torpedo Swimways Original Toypedo Diving Pool Toy - Colors and Styles May Vary. It doesn't float and the one we got has blue and white stripes with pink and green on it. It will be interesting to see if it's as big of a hit as the shark. I know the original torpedo doesn't float and is good for diving. As for the shark, we will be buying another to have for backup- or to bring 2 to the pool so my son gets to play with it!
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  • alj
    5.0 out of 5 stars this is a great torpedo toy
    Reviewed in the United States on October 14, 2013
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    We have now purchased 2 of these....it often got thrown onto concrete and shark #1 finally met his match. It glides across the water so smoothly and quickly....it floats or stays at the surface of the water until it fills up then it moves more like a torpedo under water. I am not sure if it supposed to fill up over time or if that was a result of rough play with 2 toddler boys (ages 2 & 3). Either way both of my boys love this for both bath play and pool play! We can't go to the pool without this and the regular torpedoes. It is a little heavy so you definitely want to encourage not throwing this....if it hits you it does hurt!
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  • Shannon Valdez
    1.0 out of 5 stars Broke 1st day!
    Reviewed in the United States on July 6, 2013
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    We own several Swimways torpedo products for our pool. I thought it would be a fun change to try this product, so we bought it as a gift for our son. it looks awesome and we immediately opened it to try it out. it immediately started taking in water and started to sink. My children continued to keep trying it out to get it to work right, until, needless to say the tail broke completely off within an hour! disappointing! & a complete waste of money. will go back to getting the original torpedo!
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  • The Jonesy Life
    3.0 out of 5 stars Great Fun - Poor Construction
    Reviewed in the United States on June 12, 2015
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    I bought this for my 3 yr old son. I was surprised by the buoyancy and hard plastic material at first because I grew up with the rubber torpedoes in the early 90s, but not having to dive to the bottom of the deep end is a pretty nice benefit, so I was initially thrilled with the toy. After our third use though, the shark had been dropped a couple of times and thrown into the wall of the pool when it began to sink. Apparently there is supposed to be an airtight cavity inside the shark to provide that "barely buoyant" balance that makes the shark float at the end of each underwater throw, but there has been a leak and water can be heard sloshing around inside. I'm considering a fix, by drilling a hole in the Sharks back and inserting some styrofoam to make sure it always floats.
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  • Andrei D.
    2.0 out of 5 stars Good but wish it was better made.
    Reviewed in the United States on October 7, 2016
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    It's a decent toy, looks good, and works wonders by design. However, our's had a manufacturing defect and it let water in, which causes it to fill up and sink, rather than float. So it was great for a few pool trips, after than it becomes a sinking weight. And because it's nearly all full of water, I could not even ship it back as UPS said they can't ship liquids. Because the hole is probably pin point somewhere under the rubber coating, after 3 weeks or so it still has lots of water inside, it does not drain.
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  • John Stevens
    5.0 out of 5 stars Warning this shark floats.
    Reviewed in the United States on July 14, 2020
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    If you are assuming this is like most underwater play catch pool torpedoes it has one big difference. It surfaces. Once you learn how to throw it at a down angle only, it actually becomes kind of fun and bizarrely life like. especially if you have a waterfall or some kind of a current it can swim toward like a pool jet. It’s fun to follow after you throw it because it really does swim like a real fish to the surface. My kids played with it first and told me it was baloney. I actually liked it and I showed them how to use it and so do they now. Get it.
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  • Curlgrl24
    4.0 out of 5 stars Fun toy.
    Reviewed in the United States on June 16, 2016
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    It is a pretty fun shark. The size isn't bad and I love that it always comes back up to the surface. We got this for our dog as a pool toy she has little intrest in it but we are amused. My only complaint is that if you don't throw it the right way it just plops in the water.
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  • P. Singer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Lots of Fun
    Reviewed in the United States on August 22, 2011
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    My 3 year old grandson is enthralled by sharks and this toy is perfect for him. It dives and glides in the shallow end of the pool depending upon how you toss it. We use it as a reward for him to swim. It is small enough that he can carry it around with him and he just loves throwing it when we are playing together in the pool. I am in my 60's and I have a lot of fun with it, too...so, it's safe to say that it is fun for all ages. I am buying one for my other 3 year old grandson so he can enjoy it, too.
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  • Carson John Wallace
    1.0 out of 5 stars Pure pish.
    Reviewed in Singapore on August 29, 2020
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    Dive and plonk to the bottom of the pool more like.
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  • HP
    5.0 out of 5 stars Good Shark
    Reviewed in Canada on November 23, 2018
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    Very good product, swims very well when my daughter plays it in swim pool.
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  • Brenda Colpitts
    5.0 out of 5 stars Good swim toy
    Reviewed in Canada on August 8, 2017
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    Looks like what I was looking for. birthday gift.
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  • Jessi
    1.0 out of 5 stars Does not dive down.
    Reviewed in Canada on August 15, 2020
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    It doesn’t dive down. Skims along the surface of the water. Not quite what I expected. My 8 yr old was disappointed but still has fun with it.
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  • Amazon Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
    Reviewed in Canada on May 31, 2017
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    My grandsons will love them
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