What Race-Analysis Research Really Says About Where Swimmers Lose Time
Published swim race analysis research shows fixed-distance measurements often miss where swimmers actually lose time — here's what to measure instead.
Published swim race analysis research shows fixed-distance measurements often miss where swimmers actually lose time — here's what to measure instead.
Reaction time off the block rarely matches between practice and competition. Here's why, and how coaches can actually measure the gap.
Manual video tools like Dartfish require tagging every turn by hand. AIM Systems' fixed camera installation automates the entire process instead.
Breaststroke turn time hides more than freestyle — here's what separates a fast wall from a slow one, and how to measure it precisely.
Handheld and pole cameras give footage. Automated swim analysis gives numbers, synced to timing, for every lap.
A guide to building a real swimmer development dashboard from automated turn time, breakout, stroke rate, and dropoff data — not another admin tracker.
Averaging breakout distance hides the real problem — race-to-race variance is what actually signals technical fatigue and inconsistent turns.
A practical comparison of manual, hand-tagged video analysis and automated camera-based race analysis for university and national swim programs.
Breakout distance, not just breakout time, reveals whether a swimmer is truly using the underwater phase — here's why it's worth tracking.
Breakout distance is one of the clearest fatigue signals in a race, and most coaches never see it change lap by lap.
Tethered speedometers and IMUs can measure turn speed, but they require gear on the swimmer. Here's how camera-only video analysis compares.
Wearables track motion. Cameras track technique. Here's why more swim clubs are choosing markerless, camera-only analysis over sensor-based systems.
No sensors, no markers, no wearables — just cameras and software reading stroke mechanics with a precision most sensor systems can't touch.
A faster time doesn't tell you why a swimmer improved. Here's how video-based race data adds the technique layer that time-only season comparisons miss.
Breakout distance reveals whether a swimmer's underwater kick strength actually matches their race strategy — here's how to read it correctly.
Coaches who want parents and swimmers to actually check a development dashboard need three metrics, not thirty — here's which ones work and why.
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