These fins were almost perfect — soft, pliable, and effortless for a 3-year-old to kick through the water. Out little guy learned to swim wearing them.

However, they do come off often, which in itself is not a problem. But it does mean having to put them on again and again. The problems with the fins are the reinforced holes where the straps fit through.

Putting them on over and over again and tightening the straps weaken the rubber around the holes, and one strap broke through rendering the fin useless.

I got a full refund from Amazon! So the only hard feelings are from having to return a wonderful product that really opened up the water to our toddler.

If FINIS finds a stronger way to attach the straps to the fins (like grommets), then I’d highly recommend them. Our boy loved them.

Even coming off often is not that big of an inconvenience, since tiny feet don’t exactly fill up the space. It’s as if FINIS put a lot of research into making a perfect fin for little swimmers, but not enough research was spent on finding a good way of attaching the perfect fins to tiny feet.

Thank you.

Rating: 2 / 5