Patent ID: 6955577

Claim:
A drag-inducing kickboard apparatus comprising; a buoyant kickboard having a front end tapered in width and a generally flattened upper surface for receiving and supporting the arms or upper body of a swimmer in a prone position, the upper surface free from upward projections that would interfere with a swimmer placing his or her upper body on the upper surface; and a funnel member disposed below an undersurface of the kickboard located opposite the upper surface, the funnel member defining, either itself or in combination with the undersurface of the kickboard, a channel having one or more front openings for allowing water into the channel and one or more rear openings for allowing water to escape from the channel, wherein the one or more front openings are located closer to the tapered front end than the one or more rear openings and wherein the one or more front openings have a total cross-sectional area that is greater than a total cross-sectional area of the one or more rear openings.