Swimming aid and methods of use

Abstract

A swimming aid for the shin or shins of a swimmer. In an embodiment of the invention, the aid is wearable by inserting a leg through the swimming aid. In an alternative embodiment, the swimming aid further includes a zipper or other means of closure.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A swimming aid for the shin of a swimmer. 
     
     
         2 . The swimming aid of  claim 1  wherein the swimming aid is a conical frustum, tapering cone, or an irregular conical frustum or cone tapering irregularly. 
     
     
         3 . The swimming aid of  claim 2  wherein the swimming aid is wearable by inserting the leg of the swimmer there through. 
     
     
         4 . The swimming aid of  claim 3  wherein the swimming aid comprises a zipper along a longitudinal axis to allow easier wearing thereof. 
     
     
         5 . The swimming aid of  claim 1  comprising a floatation material encapsulated within a support material. 
     
     
         6 . The swimming aid of  claim 5  wherein the floatation material is EPE foam. 
     
     
         7 . The swimming aid of  claim 5  wherein the support material does not completely soak. 
     
     
         8 . The swimming aid of  claim 7  wherein the support material is NEOPRENE. 
     
     
         9 . The swimming aid of  claim 4  wherein a flap is placed inward of the zipper so the zipper does not touch the swimmer's skin. 
     
     
         10 . The swimming aid of  claim 9  wherein the flap is made of NEOPRENE.