Swim training apparatus
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Abstract
A swim training apparatus which operates to correctly combine the various attributes of a correctly executed crawl or freestyle stroke is generally comprised of a table and a hand track system which combine to simulate the desired attributes of the properly executed stroke. Each arm is allowed to work as though it was progressing below the water's surface while the opposite arm recovers freely and completely, and unencumbered by any handles, levers, cables or other attachments, to practice high elbow recovery form. In addition, each arm is guided through a preset, yet adjustable path that replicates a properly executed crawl or freestyle stroke. This is accomplished while also allowing the user's torso to rotate to the significant degree necessary to simulate desired body rotation in the water.
Claims54
An apparatus for facilitating practice of a swimming stroke by a user, comprising:
- a table for receiving the user so that hands and arms of the user are free for movement and so that body portions of the user are supported in a position simulating a position of the user while in water;
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- a hand track system adjacent to the table, wherein the hand track system includes paddle assemblies having paddle grips which are releasably engaged by the hands of the user during the practice of the swimming stroke;
- wherein the swimming stroke has a first portion simulating the position during which the hands and arms of the user are in the water and a second portion simulating the position during which the hands and arms of the user are out of the water, and wherein the paddle grip is positioned relative to the table, and configured for engagement by the hands of the user during the first portion of the swimming stroke and for release by the hands of the user during the second portion of the swimming stroker.
A method for facilitating practice of a swimming stroke by a user, comprising the steps of:
- simulating positioning of the user while in water by supporting body portions of the user on a table for receiving the user so that hands and arms of the user are free for movement;
- positioning a hand track system adjacent to the table, within reach of the hands and arms of the user, wherein the hand track system includes paddle assemblies having paddle grips;
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- releasably engaging the paddle grips with the hands of the user during the practice of the swimming stroke, simulating the swimming stroke when in the water;
- wherein the swimming stroke has a first portion simulating the position during which the hands and arms of the user are in the water and a second portion simulating the position during which the hands and arms of the user are out of the water, and which further includes the steps of engaging the paddle grips with the hands of the user during the first portion of the swimming stroke and releasing the hands of the user from the paddle grips during the second portion of the swimming stroke.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.