Tow Floats for Open Water Swimming
MaybeSearch demand grew +414.1% this quarter. But the top 5 products take 73% of clicks, so Tow Floats for Open Water Swimming is a Maybe.
- Flapen Score
- 58 / 100Top 21% of 792 Sports & Outdoors niches · +8 vs the category median of 5058
- Market size
- £153K/yr182K searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- +414.1%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 73%top-5 click share · 9 brands · 14 sellers
Flapen Score
Tow Floats for Open Water Swimming against its category
The dotted line is the Sports & Outdoors average. Past it, Tow Floats for Open Water Swimming is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Tow Floats for Open Water Swimming market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Tow Floats for Open Water Swimming 182K times last year and spent an estimated £153K. The top 5 brands take 83% of clicks. Demand peaks in May–Jun–Jul–Aug. Flapen scores it 58 out of 100, a Maybe.
01 · Demand
5.1% of searches ended in a purchase last week.
Shoppers searched for this 182K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 5.1% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +414.1% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £153K a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 182K
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- +414.1%
- Conversion, latest week
- 5.1%
- Market size, estimated
- £153Ka year
- Peak month
- July9.4× the quietest month
- Top search term
- tow float57K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth £16.61.
Listings sell for £16.61 on average, from £7.80 to £27.75. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 10K to 13K a year. The average listing sells 250 to 500 of them. At £16.61 that is £4K to £8K a year per listing.
- Average price
- £16.61inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- £7.80–£27.75
- Amazon United Kingdom median price
- £12.12across 27,606 niches
- Units sold a year
- 10K–13K
- Units per listing a year
- 250–500
- Revenue per listing a year
- £4K–£8K
- Returns
- 1.2%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is ads.
100% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 93% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #191 within Water Sports. It carries 982 reviews at 4.40 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 100%
- Prime listings
- 93%
- Out of stock, average day
- 0.0%
- Average rank
- #191in Water Sports
- Average rating
- 4.40 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
- Average reviews
- 982per listing
- Listings tracked
- 15
04 · Newcomers
Amazon counts 0 of last year's 1 launches as successful.
1 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 0 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 46 months on average, so the names here are settling in.
- Launched, last 12 months
- 1
- Successful launches
- 0Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 46 months
Products
Top Tow Floats for Open Water Swimming products & what they sell for
Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
DIPPY Tow Floats for Open Water Swimming | 28L Swim Buoy Open Water | Tow Float Dry Bag | Wild Siwmming Accessorise
- Price
- £27.03
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 603
- Age
- 5y ago

Abahub Swim Buoy Tow Float Dry Bag Open Water Swimming Float
- Price
- £10.34
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 96
- Age
- 1y ago

DIPPY Tow Floats for Open Water Swimming | 28L Swim Buoy Open Water SwimFloat | Waterproof Swim Buoy | Tow Float Dry Bag | Wild Swimming Accessories Triathlete Swimmer
- Price
- £27.75
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 603
- Age
- 5y ago

Swim Buoy Outdoor Swim Float Inflatable Swim Buoy Tow Air Float Suit for Open Water Swimming Sports Snorkeling Triathletes Racing Training Accessories Swim Bubble Highly Visible (Yellow)
- Price
- £8.71
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 2,082
- Age
- 5y ago

WholeFire 20L Swim Buoy Waterproof Inflatable Dry Bag Swim Safety Float for Water Sports Open Water Swimmers Triathletes Kayakers and Snorkelers - Highly Visible Buoy Float for Safe Swim Training
- Price
- £12.10
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 3,400
- Age
- 7y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
Abahub Swim Buoy Tow Float Dry Bag Open Water Swimming Float
- Price
- £10.34
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 96
- Age
- 1y ago

DIPPY Tow Floats for Open Water Swimming | 28L Swim Buoy Open Water | Tow Float Dry Bag | Wild Siwmming Accessorise
- Price
- £27.03
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 603
- Age
- 5y ago

BOOSTEADY 20L Swim Buoy with Dry Bag Fully Waterproof Phone Touchscreen Large Storage Space Tow Floats for Open Water Swimming for Swimmers Triathletes Kayaking Wild Swimming Accessories
- Price
- £18.49
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 127
- Age
- 2y ago

Osprey Unisex Swim Float Orange
- Price
- £10.91
- Rating
- 2.8/5
- Reviews
- 40
- Age
- 5mo ago

HUT Swim Buoy Dry Bag 28L - Premium Tow Float and Watertight Dry Bag for Open Water Swimmers Triathletes. High Visibility Safety Swim Buoy Two air Chambers be seen be Safe (Orange 28l)
- Price
- £18.14
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 768
- Age
- 6y ago
Newest
by launch date
Osprey Unisex Swim Float Orange
- Price
- £10.91
- Rating
- 2.8/5
- Reviews
- 40
- Age
- 5mo ago

Abahub Swim Buoy Tow Float Dry Bag Open Water Swimming Float
- Price
- £10.34
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 96
- Age
- 1y ago

WholeFire 15L Swim Buoy Tow Float for Open Water Swimming Inflatable
- Price
- £7.80
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 3,400
- Age
- 2y ago

BOOSTEADY 20L Swim Buoy with Dry Bag Fully Waterproof Phone Touchscreen Large Storage Space Tow Floats for Open Water Swimming for Swimmers Triathletes Kayaking Wild Swimming Accessories
- Price
- £18.49
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 127
- Age
- 2y ago

Habaylin 20L Swim Buoy Tow Float for Open Water Swimming with Dry Bag
- Price
- £9.73
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 879
- Age
- 4y ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take 73% of clicks. A locked shelf that new listings rarely crack.
Brands
9 falling
Sellers
14
Top-5 brand share
83%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
73%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
11%
- Dippy Divas and Dudes40%
- Abahub19%
- WholeFire8%
- Jodsen8%
- Ultra Dry Adventurer8%
- HUT6%
- Open — no brand owns it (3 brands, 11%)
Demand
Tow Floats for Open Water Swimming search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
Peak months: May, Jun, Jul, Aug · busiest ÷ quietest = 9.4×
Search terms
Top Tow Floats for Open Water Swimming search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- tow float57K/yr
- tow floats for open water swimming43K/yr
- open water swimming float12K/yr
- swim buoy13K/yr
- swimming buoy9K/yr
- tow float dry bag8K/yr
- swim tow float7K/yr
- wild swimming float7K/yr
- swimming tow float6K/yr
- swim buoy tow float5K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Tow Floats for Open Water Swimming
What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.
Complain
The belt is ridiculously big
This wouldn't fit any average size person
It is also quite small
Straps are completely wrong
the strap is way too long
Rubbish, the strap fell apart the first time I used it. rubber loop came away from the main body
A shame these items dont last longer than 9 months
Fell apart on first use
Belt too big and can't adjust, will have to alter or use one of my own belts
you can't adjust it properly
Not worth it
Love
Great quality and provides great protection for wild swimmer
This float is of very good quality
Good quality
Excellent for sea swimming
Bought for lake swimming and works well
So far, it's completely watertight, the waist strap is holding up well, and the inflation lasts for ages
Just the job
does the job
Does what it says on the bag
Swim Buoy
The float is fine
Good swim buoy
Robust
Robust item
Return
1.2% Return rate 65% Fixable by listing
The belt is ridiculously big
This wouldn't fit any average size person
It is also quite small
Straps are completely wrong
the strap is way too long
Rubbish, the strap fell apart the first time I used it. rubber loop came away from the main body
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