Smartwatches and smartphones are great for tracking a workout for runners or skiers, but not so much for swimmers as they aren’t able to look down at their wrists mid-stroke. Ovao – a Lithuanian swimming technology company – is working to give swimmers real-time insights into their workouts, and so they made goggles smart. “We were looking for […]
Adidas revealed its new Parley Swimwear products which are made from recycled ocean plastics. The material of the swimwear comes from fish creams and plastic wastes including debris and used fishing nets that have been fished out of the coastal areas. It is then processed into a recycled nylon yarn that according to adidas is weaved into a […]
Swimming Canada — the Canadian swimming federation — began working with a new Canadian-designed tech-based training device, Swimlytics, last fall. Dr. John Barden, a kinesiology professor at the University of Regina, created Swimlytics to help swimmers increase their efficiency. The small wrist-based wearable was in use before Rio, but Barden was not completely confident his device […]
Swimmers no longer have to worry about getting their Apple Watches wet. The Apple Watch Series 2 that was launched last month features water resistance in up to 50 meters of water, so it can count laps, track an athlete’s average lap pace and auto-detect which stroke the swimmer is using in order to measure the […]
Michael Phelps’ Olympic reign continued at the 2016 Rio Games as he won another five gold medals and one silver, pushing his total career count to 23 golds and 28 overall, respectively. The 31-year-old Phelps — who is the most decorated Olympian ever — continued his social dominance on Facebook as well. According to the […]
