When USA Swimming high performance manager Russell Mark consults with national team swimmers on improving their times, he breaks down their races into smaller increments: splits at various distances and an accounting of every stroke. He does this work by hand, but a technology company he advises—Aspiricx, which is working in conjunction with Finis, a swimming product innovation company—is preparing to launch an artificial intelligence solution.
The Finis LaneVision powered by Aspiricx app uses computer vision and augmented reality to automate the collection of swimming data, including stroke rate and swimming speed. The company’s CEO, Kannan Dorairaj, has been using the technology to help his teenage son, Amit.