Patent ID: 7749034

Claim:
An ergonomic pedaling apparatus for travel in water, enabling a user to practice swimming skills, said ergonomic pedaling apparatus comprising: an ergonomic supporting body having a curved triangular structure creating three vertices, wherein said triangular structure includes a curved triangular chassis constructed by three connected chassis members, wherein said supporting body enables supporting the user's upper body part when frontally mounted over said chassis; three floatation units each connected to a separate vertex of said body; and a pedaling assembly comprising two scooped ergonomic pedals enabling the user to progress in the water by pedaling said pedals, where the scooped shape of each pedal enables scooping water in an opposite direction to a direction of travel, wherein said three floatation units include: a first and a second back floatation units each comprising a float, wherein the floatability of the back floatation units is substantially equal and a third front floatation unit comprising two float parts vertically positioned one on top of the other, wherein the distances between the two back floatation units and the third floatation unit are designed to allow the user to place an abdominal part of the user's body between the back floatation units, where a head of the user is positioned above the third floatation unit, wherein said pedaling assembly is located underneath the third floatation unit for allowing hand pedaling of the apparatus, and wherein the floatability of the combined floats of the third floatation unit is substantially equal to the floatability of each of the back floatation units.