Patent ID: 7787943

Claim:
A device for measuring a heart rate of a swimmer comprising: a pair of measurement electrodes arranged to be in contact with an area of the swimmer's body to pick up heart rate signals, said electrodes being connected to a program control panel; said program control panel held in place in an area of said swimmer's swimsuit, said program control panel comprising; a power supply for powering a microcontroller, said microcontroller for receiving said heart rate signals from said electrodes and a keypad having a plurality of heart rate selection members that are used to set said microcontroller at a predetermined heart rate wherein said microcontroller provides a vibrating signal to a vibration feedback module when said predetermined heart rate has been reached; and said vibration feedback module signals said swimmer when said predetermined heart rate has been reached, said vibration module being separate from and located at some other area of the swimmer's swimsuit other than the area of said program control panel.