An Air Swimmer is an inflatable flying remote control toy fish manufactured by the William Mark Corporation (who later created Feisty Pets), which realistically swims indoors through the air.
The inventor, Blake English, won the “Rising Star Inventor” award at the 2011 Toy and Game Inventor Conference (TAGIE) Awards
The toy itself won the "Best New Product” award at the 23rd 2011
Kite Trade Association International Show. It also featured in Episode 2 of the 2011 ''
On the Verge'' technology news entertainment show.
The first toys of this type were flying
shark and
clown fish
Clownfish or anemonefish are fishes from the subfamily Amphiprioninae in the family Pomacentridae. Thirty species of clownfish are recognized: one in the genus '' Premnas'', while the remaining are in the genus '' Amphiprion''. In the wild, ...
. At the 2012
Toy Industry Association fair the skies were patrolled by
Angry Birds. In 2012 a Zombie Shark was added to the toy line.
"Remote Controlled Air Swimmers Toy Returns with New Zombie Shark!"
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Electronic toys
2010s toys
Inflatable manufactured goods
Toy animals