Patent ID: 6251049
Filing Date: 2001-06-26
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
A swimming exercise apparatus intended to maintain a swimmer relatively stationary in a pool by linking said swimmer to the upright legs of a ladder on the side of said pool, comprising:a. a belt harness attached to said swimmer around said swimmer's waist;b. a flex bow, having a first end and a second end, and being placed between said upright legs of said ladder and said side of said pool;c. a first flexible line, having a first end and a second end, wherein said first end is attached to said first end of said flex bow and said second end is attached to said belt harness; andd. a second flexible line, having a first end and a second end, wherein said first end is attached to said second end of said flex bow and said second end is attached to said belt harness, so that as said swimmer attempts to swim away from said ladder said first and second flexible lines are placed in tension, said flex bow is drawn against said upright legs, and said flex bow begins to bow.