Best Pull Buoy Reviews 2023

In 1993, two Bellarmine graduates and former high school friends, John Mix and Pablo Morales came together to create FINIS. Due to the fascination and conviction that both men had for the Monofin and its potential as a game changer in the world of swimming, FINIS was started as a Monofin business. It has since grown to become a force to reckon with in technical swimming development worldwide with seasoned coaches, industrial designers and swimmers on its team. The brand seeks to provide all that’s necessary for everyone to enjoy their time in water, regardless of their swimming experience and skill level. Its line of innovative swim gear is a direct result of research and working with swimmers at all levels.

The FINIS Foam Pull Buoy boosts the lower body upwards by lifting the hips and legs and keeping them afloat thus promoting an elevated body position and aligning it from head to toe and improving symmetry. Its EVA foam construction makes it durable and resistant to the damaging effect of prolonged chlorine and sunlight exposure and it doesn’t chafe its user as a result of its material. This pull buoy from FINIS effectively restricts leg movement and helps to focus better on maintaining proper hip rotation while building upper body strength. With this pull buoy effectively holding your legs in place, you’re able to concentrate on improving your technique. The FINIS Foam Pull Buoy comes in adult and junior sizes so you have to be careful during purchase to get the correct size for you. The junior size is recommended for swimmers on the petite side or with smaller legs and those under the age of 12.

In 1985, swimwear designer Joseph DiLorenzo and Olympic bronze medalist Steve Furniss created the TYR brand. It was named after the Norse god of war and has been providing the competitive swim gear market with the fastest and most sophisticated performance products. With distributors around the world and a global following, this brand is unswervingly committed to the high standards it has set both in quality and innovation. It’s dedicated to a culture of greatness, whether in the water or out of it; American ingenuity, pursuit and vision play huge roles in its becoming a brand that’s synonymous with the athlete and athletics.

The TYR USA Pull Float is a sturdy pull buoy which can be used during lap swimming sessions. It’s a good tool to use for water sports routines and exercise at all levels to build upper body strength. It effectively isolates the legs and allows swimmers to perfect their technique and concentrate on breathing while using their hands to propel their bodies through the water. When correctly held between the thighs, it saves the legs the energy that would’ve been expended when trying to work the upper body without it. It also saves the triathlete’s leg strength for biking and other challenges ahead.

This pull buoy is a decently priced swimming equipment with rounded, hour-glass curves that aren’t only smooth and comfortable but allows for efficient water flow and anchors the pull buoy in place during all your workout phases; it enables the swimmer attain a good form in water by enhancing and defining body alignment. It also reproduces the buoyancy experienced when swimming with a wet suit and helps you rotate your hips or keep them in the correct positions while training.

Other pull buoys from TYR include:

• The TYR Hydrofoil Pull Float is an ergonomically designed for high level swimmers and moves easily through water
• The TYR Classic Pull Float has LPF that increases water resistance and weight in water enabling you to develop upper body strength and correct technique
• The TYR Pink Pull Float is one of TYR’s contribution to a cancer-free future. Not only does it have its maker’s signature quality, but every one of them bought means a $5 donation to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation

Speedo was created in 1914 as ‘Fortitude’ by Alexander MacRae, a young Scot immigrant to Australia. It was set up as an underwear manufacturer but was soon expanded to include swim wear in response to the beach culture that was gaining popularity in Australia at the time. In 1928, it broke grounds with the introduction of the “Racerback”, a swimwear that permitted the swimmer a greater degree of movement and a faster swim. In the same year, the company became known as Speedo. Fast forward to the 2000s and Speedo had created a niche for itself in the swim market as the sponsor of award winning swimmers, with an impressive line of innovative, fashionable swim suits in which records were set and broken.

Speedo’s Team Pull Buoy does what a model pull buoy is expected to do and more. When correctly placed between the thighs, it keeps the lower body afloat, immobilizing your legs and preventing them from kicking. This way you’re enabled to put your focus and energy into efficiently pulling yourself forward with your hands, building upper body strength and perfecting your technique while you’re at it. It promotes correct body positioning during swimming by helping you to maintain a streamlined position. It also helps with proper hip rotation while swimming.

This pull buoy’s made of EVA foam material which can withstand the extended exposure to sunlight and chlorine in pools without losing any effectiveness. Its material doesn’t cause skin irritation or chafe the skin and, for a more ergonomic fit, the pull buoy is constructed with one of its ends being narrower than the other. We suggest that you place the wider end under your thighs as holding it so makes the pull buoy easier to grip for a longer period of time.

Other pull buoy buying options from Speedo include:

• The Speedo Mix-A-Lot Pull Buoy is a colorful pull buoy that adds color to your underwater sessions
• The Speedo Junior Team Pull Buoy which is designed for young swimmers upper body training in water
• The Speedo Team Pull Kicks, an innovative pull buoy-kickboard combination that saves you from carrying extra gear in your swim bag

The Arena brand has been supporting and inspiring swimmers around the world since its founder, Horst Dassler, created it in 1973. Arena was born out of its founder’s conviction that there was a better way to equip swimmers and he set out to recruit the team necessary to prove it. It’s been over four decades and it has stayed true to its founder’s vision; by working with research institutions, universities, and athletes, it unlocks new ways to make you swim better and faster.

The Arena Freeflow Pullbuoy features an 80% polyethylene and 20% polypropylene construction; each of the highest quality to generate maximum buoyancy in water. Simply place the Freeflow buoy between your thighs, hold it in place and let it do the rest. It suspends the hips and legs from kicking and affords you the needed rotation for your hips.

Its figure-8, PVC free construction fits comfortably between the thighs without causing any irritations. This buoy is somewhat smaller than most pull buoys on the market and so might take some getting used too, but afterwards you wouldn’t want to part with it.

Other Arena pull buoys include:

• The Arena Pull Kick Pro is a practical, easy to use 2-in-1 tool which can serve as a pull buoy and as a kickboard for advanced swimmers. It offers streamlined grip and limited floatation that’s perfect for this class of swimmers
• The Arena Swim Keel, which is a multipurpose training tool that can be used for 6 different types of training

Aqua Sphere’s quest for innovative yet comfortable eyewear for swimming began from its inception in 1998, in Genoa, Italy. With the launch of its revolutionary Seal swim mask, it upped the game of eye protection as it introduced a new type of eyewear with increased peripheral vision, easily adjustable straps and long-term comfort. It collaborates with elite athletes such as Ironman World Champion Faris al Sultan and 4-time Olympian Amanda Beard to continue in its custom of creating inventive swimwear, wet suits, eyewear and accessories for swimmers worldwide, thus ensuring its continued reputation for technology, quality and comfort.

The Aqua Sphere Classic Pull Buoy features a microcellular EVA foam construction that’s been cut into an ergonomic, unique die-shaped pull buoy so that you can build your upper body strength in comfort. It’s a classic piece of swim training gear that isolates your arms and upper body by immobilizing your legs, allowing you to focus on perfecting your strokes and technique. It’s designed to be sturdy and buoyant without compromising your body position and to promote proper body alignment when in water. The foam this buoy is made from is chlorine resistant and does not chafe or irritate your legs, and neither does it get saturated with water or waterlogged, even after years of regular use. Finally, it’s covered by a 2-year limited warranty.

Aqua Sphere makes other innovative pull buoys such as:

• The Aqua Sphere Ergobuoy, a pull buoy with removable inserts for adjustable buoyancy and optional belt with buckle to keep legs together without slipping
• The Aqua Sphere P2K Pullkick which can be used as a pull buoy, kickboard and resistance training tool