Swimming resistance trainer

Abstract

A swimmer's resistance trainer having a base frame comprising two long slide rail sides and two short bench mount sides attached to each other to form a generally rectangular form, a bench rail attached to the two short sides using a vertical mount that extends between an end of the bench rail and each short side; a padded bench mounted onto a pivotal bench mount mounted onto a slide body that slideably attached to the bench rail; a padded head support attached to a headrest body that is slideably attached to the bench rail; at least one slideable padded armrest attached to an arm support post attached to a slideable arm rest body slideably attached to at least one of the long slide rails of the base frame, the at least one padded armrest comprises an arm resistance mechanism.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 ) A swimmer's resistance trainer comprising:
 a. A base frame comprising two long slide rail sides and two short bench mount sides attached to each other to form a generally rectangular form, a bench rail is attached to the two short sides using a vertical mount that extends between an end of the bench rail and each short side;   b. A padded bench mounted onto a pivotal bench mount mounted onto a slide body that slideably attached to the bench rail;   c. A padded head support attached to a headrest body that is slideably attached to the bench rail;   d. At least one slideable padded armrest attached to an arm support post that is attached to a slideable arm rest body that is slideably attached to at least one of the long slide rails of the base frame, wherein the at least one padded armrest further comprises an arm resistance mechanism that provides resistance to movement to each of the at least one slideable padded armrest; and   e. A leg resistance mechanism that provides resistance to movement of a user's leg or legs.   
     
     
         2 ) The swimmer's resistance trainer according to  claim 1  wherein the arm resistance mechanism comprises an elastic arm cord that is attached at a first end to the slideable arm rest body and at a second end to the base frame. 
     
     
         3 ) The swimmer's resistance trainer according to  claim 2  wherein the arm resistance mechanism further comprises at least one pulley that redirects the direction of the elastic arm cord. 
     
     
         4 ) The swimmer's resistance trainer according to  claim 1  wherein the leg resistance mechanism further comprises an elastic leg cord that is attached at one end to the base frame and to a leg strap at the other end. 
     
     
         5 ) The swimmer's resistance trainer according to  claim 4  wherein the leg resistance mechanism further comprises at least one pulley that redirects the direction of the elastic leg cord. 
     
     
         6 ) The swimmer's resistance trainer according to  claim 1  further comprising a resistance adjustable mechanism attached to the pivotal bench mount. 
     
     
         7 ) The swimmer's resistance trainer according to  claim 1  further comprising at least one metal stop attached to either the bench slide body or the bench mount in order to limit the pivotal rotation of the padded bench. 
     
     
         8 ) The swimmer's resistance trainer according to  claim 6  further comprising at least one metal stop attached to either the bench slide body or the bench mount in order to limit the pivotal rotation of the padded bench. 
     
     
         9 ) The swimmer's resistance trainer according to  claim 1  further comprising a tether linking the slideably mounted padded bench to the slideably mounted headrest.