Three Dimensions of Swimming Performance

SwimAI organizes available information around three connected dimensions: performance, technique, and recovery and training load.

1

Performance

What happened during the session?

  • Split times
  • Pacing consistency
  • Average speed
  • Total session output
  • Performance decline within sets
  • Changes across sessions and training blocks

Performance

What happened during the session?

2

Technique

Why did speed or efficiency change?

  • Stroke rate
  • Stroke length
  • Stroke index as an efficiency indicator
  • Turns
  • Underwater phases
  • Breakouts
  • Within-session variability

Swimming speed depends partly on the relationship between stroke rate and stroke length. SwimAI helps coaches examine how that relationship changes across sessions and over time.

Technique

Why did speed or efficiency change?

3

Recovery and Training Load

Can the swimmer sustain the required performance?

  • Training volume
  • Intensity distribution
  • Heart-rate information
  • Sleep quality
  • Heart-rate variability
  • Resting heart rate
  • Athlete-reported fatigue
  • Stress
  • Muscle soreness
  • Recovery trends

Available measurements depend on the swimmer's devices, platform permissions, training environment and selected SwimAI implementation.

Recovery and Training Load

Can the swimmer sustain the required performance?