SWIMMING APPARATUS Russian patent published in 2003 - IPC

FIELD: sportive equipment. SUBSTANCE: swimming apparatus has yoke for attachment to collar bones, belt for attachment to hip joints, two rocker arms positioned on belt for rotation, and two loops for embracing individual's locomotor apparatus. Loops are formed from cables, two of which are adapted for interconnecting unidirectional ends of rocker arms from the side of individual's chest and back and others for connecting opposite ends of rocker arms. Swimming apparatus is further equipped with fins, cable pulleys, some of pulleys being arranged on yoke at the side of chest and back and others being positioned on opposite ends of rocker arms, springs mounted on rocker arms and equipped with tension regulating device for attachment of related ends of cables, handles positioned on unidirectional ends of rocker arms at the side of chest for rotation in vertical plane and fixation, and guides for yoke rollers, which are positioned for displacement and fixation in horizontal plane. Fins are made in the form of stockings. Cables for connecting opposite ends of each rocker arm to related fin are connected to its stocking in zone adjoining knee joint. EFFECT: increased swimming speed and provision for improved maneuverability. 3 cl, 2 dwg