Swim Shoes – Slip On Aqua Sock Water Shoes with Rubber Sole for Beach and Rock Pools

Walk In. Swim in Them. Walk Back Out.

The walk into the water is always the hard part. A beach of round stones that roll under your heel, shells along the edge of the rock pool, sand at 2 pm that is too hot to stand on. You hobble in, you hobble out, and you promise yourself you will buy swim shoes before next summer.

Thongs are no help. They float off the moment you are past your knees. Old runners do stay on, but they come out of the surf heavy, full of sand and squelching all the way back to the car.

These slip-on water shoes go in with you, stay on, and come back out light.

Here's How It Works

A thin rubber sole runs under your whole foot. It is flexible enough to swim and kick in, but it puts a layer of rubber between your skin and the pebbles, shells and hot sand on the way in. Grip pads run through the middle of the sole, with a round pad under the ball of your foot, another under the heel, and a toe grip at the front for pushing off.

The upper is a stretch honeycomb mesh with bound edges, cut like a sock. It hugs your foot rather than sitting loose around it, and that snug fit is what keeps the shoe on when you swim, wade or paddle out. A band across the top of the foot holds the upper down over your instep.

Because the upper is mesh, water runs straight through it instead of sitting inside, so you are not carrying a shoe full of sea back up the beach. A soft lining sits against your foot, and a pull loop at the heel gives you something to grab with wet hands when you are pulling them on at the water's edge.

The Gear It Replaces

• Thongs — float off the moment you are in past your knees
• Old runners — come back out heavy, sandy and squelching
• Bare feet — every pebble, shell and patch of 2 pm sand lands on your skin

What's In It

• Rubber sole under the whole foot — a layer between you and pebbles, shells and hot sand
• Snug sock-style fit — designed to stay on while you swim, wade or paddle
• Stretch honeycomb mesh upper — water runs straight through instead of sloshing about inside
• Grip pads with ball and heel pads — designed to help your footing on wet rocks, boat ramps and pool floors
• Toe grip — something to push off from at the front of the sole
• Band across the top of the foot — holds the upper down over your instep
• Heel pull loop — easy to pull on over wet feet
• Soft lining — a smooth layer against your skin inside the shoe

Fit and Sizing

Sizes on this page are Australian men's sizing, which follows UK sizing. They are unisex, so women can go by the EU size each one ships as:

The fit is snug by design, like a sock, and this style runs small. If you are between sizes, or have a wide foot, take the larger size.

Specifications

• Product type: Water shoes (aqua socks)
• Fit: Snug, sock-style slip-on
• Upper: Stretch honeycomb mesh with bound edges and a band across the top of the foot
• Lining: Soft lining
• Sole: Thin, flexible rubber sole with grip pads, a toe grip and round pads under the ball of the foot and the heel
• Heel: Pull loop
• Colours: Blue, Black, White, Rainbow
• Sizes: AU / UK 6, 6.5, 7.5, 8 (EU 39 to 42)
• Intended use: Rocky beaches, sea swimming, rock pools, snorkelling, kayaking, paddleboarding, the pool and aqua aerobics
• Intended user: Men and women (unisex)
• In the box: One pair

Stop hobbling. Start swimming.

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