A pull buoy or leg float is a figure-eight shaped piece of closed-cell foam used in swim workouts. Swimmers place the buoy between their thighs or their...

A buoy (/ˈbɔɪ, buː.i/; boy, BOO-ee) is a floating device that can have many purposes. It can be anchored (stationary) or allowed to drift with ocean currents...

traditional form with two hand grips. Some can be used as a kickboard and a pull buoy. These are often oddly shaped so they can be used for both of the training...

Pull buoy Often used at the same time as hand paddles, pull buoys support swimmers' legs (and prevent them from kicking) while they focus on pulling....

A surface marker buoy, SMB, dive float or simply a blob is a buoy used by scuba divers, at the end of a line from the diver, intended to indicate the diver's...

is attached to the ship, and the person being rescued is pulled to shore in the breeches buoy. An early rescue using the equipment took place in 1866....

Swim cap Training gear Fistgloves Hand paddle Pool float Pool noodle Pull buoy Swimfin Swimming machine Manufacturers Adidas Agon Arena Delfina Sport...

A rescue buoy or rescue tube or torpedo buoy is a piece of lifesaving equipment used in water rescue. This flotation device can help support the victim's...

life ring, among many other names (see § Other names), is a life-saving buoy designed to be thrown to a person in water to provide buoyancy and prevent...

stabilize the body position. This lack of balance is apparent when using a pull buoy to neutralize the leg action. The leg in the initial position bends very...

descriptions of redirect targets Noseclip – Device worn during water activities Pull buoy – Floatation device used in swim workouts Snorkel – Tube for breathing...

flotation with them, no exceptions. This could be in the form of a pull buoy, lifeguard buoy, wetsuit, etc. On completion of a swimmer's first swim, they receive...

holds in the middle, regardless of the brand. Paddles are often used with pull buoys to build up arm strength.[citation needed] The hand paddle was invented...

are not permitted (no fins, snorkel, etc.) with the exception that a pull buoy is allowed (Paddle starting from 2017). The Other races done outside of...

line through a loop on the buoy and hanging a small weight on the end. This weight will hang down and double its weight will pull on the float due to the...

number of varieties including threaded, break-away and lined. Floats and buoys are common accessories when targeting larger fish. The basic components...

are used to keep the upper body afloat while exercising the lower body. Pull buoys are used to keep the lower body afloat while exercising the upper body...

secured. Examples include quays, wharfs, jetties, piers, anchor buoys, and mooring buoys. A ship is secured to a mooring to forestall free movement of the...

buoy, narrowly avoiding the shark by swimming through a group of jellyfish, which sting both the shark and her. Nancy finds a flare gun on the buoy....

variants, can be used with a surface marker buoy. The diver pulls down on the buoy line to make the buoy bob in an equivalent pattern to the rope signal...

in the water with its bottom edge held down by weights and its top edge buoyed by floats. Seine nets can be deployed from the shore as a beach seine, or...

and French), and a Tail block designed to support the breeches buoy. Once the breeches buoy lines and the Crotch Pole (an A frame) assembled, the survivors...

improves performance and protects the buoy in very large waves. It also has an internal pneumatic cylinder that keeps the buoy at a fixed distance from the seabed...

lifted, unties and the crew returns to attention.[citation needed] Breeches buoy Boatswain Deck department westmarine.com. "Do-it-Yourself: Climbing Your...

Navy had ceased to use them.: 40–43  A buoy rope is attached to the crown of an anchor so that when it is pulled it "trips" the anchor and it is easier...

Humboldt Bay Life-Saving Station; many were brought to shore by breeches buoy. Storm surf pushed H-3 high up on a sandy beach, surrounded by quicksand...

undone by pulling the tail (working end). The slip knot is related to the running knot, which will release when the standing end is pulled. Both knots...

WaveRunner, and hold onto the attached bodyboard until they are pulled to a buoy. From the buoy, they must swim to shore and place the bombs on a podium. The...

waterskiing or water-skiing) is a surface water sport in which an individual is pulled behind a boat or a cable ski installation over a body of water, skimming...

a net buoyancy of 7½ tons, and can withstand 125 tons of pull-through force. The spring buoys are used with beach gear legs rigged from a stranded vessel...