Swim instructor Nikki Scarnati: This is why parents should never buy blue swimming costumes

A mum has issued a stern warning for all parents to never buy blue bathing suits for children.

Certified swimming instructor Nikki Scarnati said blue swimwear makes it far more difficult to supervise kids while playing in the water, and advises to only purchase bright colours. 

In a video, which has now viewed more than 3.7million times, Nikki recorded her daughter swimming in a backyard pool while wearing blue to prove her point. 

‘This is not a bathing suit that my daughter wears on a regular basis. I bought it on clearance specifically for this example for parents who wanted to learn,’ she said. 

‘This is why you do not put your children in blue bathing suits. Look how difficult it is to see her under the water.’  

While swimming, Nikki’s daughter is barely visible and prone to danger if an accident were to happen.

Nikki recorded her daughter swimming in a backyard pool while wearing blue to prove her point. ‘This is not a bathing suit that my daughter wears on a regular basis. I bought it on clearance specifically for this example for parents who wanted to learn,’ she said

‘And this is in calm water, this is not with a whole bunch of other kids playing, and splashing around and having a good time,’ Nikki continued. 

She then compared the view while her daughter was in the sunlight – and she was still hard to spot her.

‘Look how difficult it is to see her with that bathing suit on because it’s the same colour as our environment,’ Nikki said.

Ultimately, wearing bright clothing can prevent drowning.

Within three days the video exceeded 3.7million views and the tip left parents gobsmacked, as thousands weren’t aware of the danger of the colour. 

‘That’s crazy! I would have never even thought about it, wow,’ one person wrote. 

‘I would’ve never thought of this,’ a second admitted, a third added: ‘Wow! Good info.’ 

‘I can barely see her. I also won’t let my daughter go in or near the water without me,’ another said. 

And even a former lifeguard endorsed the Nikki’s safety information. 

‘I’m a former lifeguard and this is absolutely right! Any shade of blue is difficult to see, and so is any pastel light colour in general,’ she said. 

A second life guard jumped in and said: ‘Dark colours for pools, bright or light colour for open or murky waters!’ 

Another person wrote: ‘We use blue bathing suits for sprinkler time, bright colours for the pool!’ 

The best bathing suit colour to prevent drowning depends on the environment the child is swimming in. 

Alive Solutions Inc. testing 14 different coloured swimsuits on a chart to determine which one is the safest in different settings – and the results are terrifying. 

In the pool test, orange and pink stand out the best while blue, white and grey were barely visible.

In the lake test, only orange and yellow were visible.