Swimsuit having compression panels

Abstract

A swimsuit is provided having a hip and thigh portion and a chest portion. Various compression panels may be attached to an inside surface of the hip and thigh portion as well as the chest portion for reducing muscle vibration of the chest muscle, thigh muscle and gluteal muscles. Various urethane layers may be attached external to the hip and thigh portion and the chest portion.

1 . A swimsuit for reducing muscle vibration of a swimmer, the swimsuit comprising:
 a hip and thigh portion; and   left and right thigh compression panels fabricated from a material which is less easily stretchable compared to the material of the hip and thigh portion, the left and right thigh compression panels attached to the hip and thigh portion from upper lateral hip areas, across the thigh areas, to lower medial thigh areas;   wherein the left and right thigh compression panels pushes against quadracep muscles of the swimmer when the hip and thigh portion is worn by the swimmer for reducing muscle vibration while the swimmer is swimming.   
   
   
       2 . The swimsuit of  claim 1  further comprising a urethane layer disposed externally to the hip and thigh portion and on a front side of the hip and thigh portion. 
   
   
       3 . The swimsuit of  claim 1  wherein the left and right thigh compression panels are elongate strips. 
   
   
       4 . The swimsuit of  claim 3  wherein each of the left and right thigh compression panels have a narrowing configuration. 
   
   
       5 . The swimsuit of  claim 3  wherein each of the left and right thigh compression panels have a constant width. 
   
   
       6 . The swimsuit of  claim 1  wherein the left and right thigh compression panels are positioned over and compress the rectus femoris. 
   
   
       7 . The swimsuit of  claim 1  wherein the left and right thigh compression panels are positioned over and compress at least one of the rectus femoris, vastos intermedius, vastos lateralis, and vastos medialis. 
   
   
       8 . The swimsuit of  claim 1  further comprising left and right buttock compression panels positioned over and compress gluteal muscles. 
   
   
       9 . The swimsuit of  claim 8  wherein the left and right buttock compression panels are positioned over and compress the gluteus maximus muscle. 
   
   
       10 . The swimsuit of  claim 7  wherein the left and right buttock compression panels are positioned over and compress at least one of a gluteus minimus, a gluteus maximus and a gluteus medius. 
   
   
       11 . The swimsuit of  claim 7  wherein the left and right buttock compression panels and the left and right thigh compression panels are attached to an inside surface of the hip and thigh portion. 
   
   
       12 . The swimsuit of  claim 1  wherein the hip and thigh portion comprises:
 a plurality of fit panels, the left thigh compression panel extending across one or more of the fit panels, the right thigh compression panel extending across one or more of the fit panels.   
   
   
       13 . The swimsuit of  claim 11  wherein an outer periphery of the left thigh compression panel is attached to an outer periphery of the fit panel over which the left thigh compression panel is extended over. 
   
   
       14 . A swimsuit for reducing muscle vibration of a swimmer, the swimsuit comprising:
 a hip and thigh portion; and   left and right buttock compression panels fabricated from a material which is less easily stretchable compared to the material of the hip and thigh portion, the left and right buttock compression panels attached to the hip and thigh portion from upper lateral buttock areas to lower medial buttock areas;   wherein the left and right buttock compression panels pushes against gluteal muscles of the swimmer when the hip and thigh portion is worn by the swimmer for reducing muscle vibration while the swimmer is swimming.   
   
   
       15 . The swimsuit of  claim 1  further comprising a urethane layer disposed externally to the hip and thigh portion and on a front side of the hip and thigh portion. 
   
   
       16 . A swim suit for reducing muscle vibration of a swimmer, the swimsuit comprising:
 a chest portion; and   first and second chest compression panels extending diagonally across the swimmer's chest in a crisscross configuration;   wherein the first and second chest compression panels pushes against pectoral muscles of the swimmer when the chest portion is worn by the swimmer for reducing muscle vibration while the swimmer is swimming.   
   
   
       17 . The swimsuit of  claim 1  further comprising a urethane layer disposed externally to the chest portion and on a front side of the chest portion. 
   
   
       18 . The swimsuit of  claim 14  wherein the first and second compression panels are positioned over and compress pectoralis major muscles. 
   
   
       19 . The swimsuit of  claim 14  wherein the first and second compression panels are positioned over and compress at least one of a major pectoral muscle and a minor pectoral muscle. 
   
   
       20 . The swimsuit of  claim 14  wherein the first and second compression panels are elongate strips. 
   
   
       21 . The swimsuit of  claim 17  wherein the elongate strips have a narrowing configuration. 
   
   
       22 . The swimsuit of  claim 17  wherein the elongate strips each have a constant width. 
   
   
       23 . The swimsuit of  claim 14  wherein the first and second chest compression panels are attached to an inside surface of the chest portion. 
   
   
       24 . A swim suit for reducing friction while swimming, the swimsuit comprising:
 a chest portion; and   a hip portion;   a first generally smooth and generally non water absorbent material disposed externally to the chest portion and on a front side of the chest portion.   
   
   
       25 . The swim suit of  claim 24  further comprising:
 a thigh portion;   a second generally smooth and generally non-water absorbent material disposed externally to the thigh portion and on a front side of the thigh portion.   
   
   
       26 . The swim suit of  claim 24  wherein the first material is a polyurethane material. 
   
   
       27 . The swim suit of  claim 24  wherein the first material is generally stretchable. 
   
   
       28 . The swim suit of  claim 24  wherein the first material is a coating on the chest portion. 
   
   
       29 . The swim suit of  claim 24  further comprising a base layer attached to the chest portion, the base layer being coated with the first material. 
   
   
       30 . The swim suit of  claim 24  further comprising a base layer attached to the hip portion, the base layer being coated with the first material. 
   
   
       31 . The swim suit of  claim 25  further comprising a base layer attached to the thigh portion, the base layer being coated with the second material.