Patent ID: 8388502

Claim:
A swimmer training device, comprising: a frame comprising a bottom support section, a top section, and a plurality of support members, the bottom support section configured to rest on a surface, the top section spaced apart from the bottom support section and coupled thereto via the plurality of support members; a variable weight device; a first block coupled to the top section, the first block comprising a plurality of first main pulleys, each of the first main pulleys rotatable about a first axis; a second block coupled to the variable weight device, the second block comprising a plurality of second main pulleys, each of the second main pulleys rotatable about a second axis that is parallel to the first axis; a first carrier pulley coupled to the top section and rotatable about a third axis that is substantially perpendicular to the first axis; a second carrier pulley coupled to the top section and rotatable about a fourth axis that is parallel to the third axis; and a cable having a first end and a second end, the first end movable with the variable weight device, the cable wound at least partially around each of the first main pulleys, each of the second main pulleys, the first carrier pulley, and the second carrier pulley, and extending from the top section of the frame.