Abstract The swimmer''s training device includes an elongated pocket assembly having sidewalls hingedly connected together in a sideby-side relation and foldable end walls extended between and interconnected with the sidewalls. The end walls are of a size to permit movement of the sidewalls to a spread apart position to form an angle of substantially 90*. With the pocket extended transversely of the longitudinal axis of the body of the swimmer, one of the sidewalls is secured flat against the forward side of the swimmer''s torso so that the pocket will open in the direction of swimming movement. Thus, during swimming the pocket is opened by the action of the water against the second sidewall which functions as a resistance member to impede the passage of the swimmer through the water. The resistance member is of a hinged construction to provide an outer foldable section that is foldable against the inner section of the resistance member to vary the resistance offered by the resistance member against the swimmer''s movement through the water.
The training device for a swimmer to increase the resistance to the forward movement of a swimmer''s body through the water comprising: a. a water receiving pocket means adapted to extend transversely of the longitudinal axis of the swimmer''s body including a first sidewall positionable against the swimmer''s torso and a second sidewall, b. means pivotally connecting together said two sidewalls in a side-by-side relation, c. a pair of foldable end walls, each of which is interconnected between said two sidewalls, said end walls, being movable to unfolded positions wherein said second wall is located in a plane substantially normal to the plane of said first sidewall, d. means for securing said first sidewall to the swimmer''s torso so that said pocket means is openable by the forward movement of the swimmer through the water, e. said second sidewall including a main section and a foldable front section, f. means hingedly connecting said front section to said main section, g. said front section being pivotally movable into said pocket means to a folded position against said main section, and h. means releasably securing the front section to the main section in said folded position therefor.
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The training device for a swimmer to increase the resistance to the forward movement of a swimmer''s body through the water comprising: a. a water receiving pocket means adapted to extend transversely of the longitudinal axis of the swimmer''s body including a first sidewall positionable against the swimmer''s torso and a second sidewall, b. means pivotally connecting together said two sidewalls in a side-by-side relation, c. a pair of foldable end walls, each of which is interconnected between said two sidewalls, said end walls, being movable to unfolded positions wherein said second wall is located in a plane substantially normal to the plane of said first sidewall, d. means for securing said first sidewall to the swimmer''s torso so that said pocket means is openable by the forward movement of the swimmer through the water, e. said second sidewall including a main section and a foldable front section, f. means hingedly connecting said front section to said main section, g. said front section being pivotally movable into said pocket means to a folded position against said main section, and h. means releasably securing the front section to the main section in said folded position therefor.