What is the difference between water shoes and pool shoes?

stacy: What is the difference between water shoes and pool shoes?
I have to get my son different shoes for camp and they want water shoes and pool shoes. What is the difference between them.

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Answer by DAVID
If you search online you will probably find, like me, that the two terms are ill-defined and fairly interchangeable. Take for example what Amazon has in the way of “water shoes”:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/b?ie=UTF8&node=362381011

and you will see all kinds of aquatic footwear, from flip-flops to rubber boots.

The label “pool shoes” suggests footwear that can be worn around the swimming pool, namely lighter shoes such as flip-flops that can be used at the side, or swimming shoes,

that can be worn while swimming.

“Water shoes” suggest something a little more substantial that can be worn on the beach, in the sea, in a kayak or canoe. I expect two pairs of shoes are required because “water shoes” for outdoor use will end up full of sand or grit and other debris that wouldn’t be welcomed in a swimming pool. So my guess is that “pool shoes” are for indoor use, “water shoes” for outdoor use, but I do think it would be worth your while checking what aquatic activities are in store for your son at camp before you settle on your footwear purchase.

Answer by PottePan
Point shoes streamlined swim better and more portable that it will be more conducive to swimming, is a professional swimming shoes.