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Innovations

de Tongelreep

INNOVATIONS

Improving swimming performance with technology is not easy: you cannot simply attach sensors to swimmers or in the water. The sensors and their containers need to be waterproof. We develop new systems and technologies that provide insight into your swimming performance and how you can improve yourself.
Everything must be watertight. We develop systems and techniques that provide insight into your swimming performance and how you can improve yourself.

3D SYSTEM

Like virtually all real-life movements, swimming movements are made in 3D. To measure and analyse swimming movements in 3D InnoSportLab de Tongelreep is equipped with a 6-camera system for tracking markers attached to a swimmer’s wrists or small lights attached to the swimmer’s fingertips. The tracking data are presented in graphs that enable the swimmer and coach to see how deep the swimmer’s hand is being inserted into the water, how the hand’s orientation changes over time, how effectively the hand is contributing to propulsion, and how quickly the hand is moving through the water. With this information one can see precisely what happens in the water and verify if the instructions by the coach result in improvements.


LIVE DELAY SYSTEM

Net voor de start van een zwemmer, filmen zowel boven- als onderwater camera’s elke beweging. Direct nadat de zwemmer met zijn baan klaar is, zijn die gefilmde beelden vertraagd terug te zien. Dit levert informatie op over bijvoorbeeld de positie van de heup, duikhoek, snelheid bij vijf meter en bij tien en wanneer de zwemmer boven water komt.
InnoSportLab De Tongelreep heeft een enorme dataset en beschikt ook over data van onder anderen de snelste vrouwelijke starter ooit, Ranomi Kromowidjojo. Zwemmers kunnen zich met haar en met vele andere toppers vergelijken.

TOWING SYSTEM

We have a towing system to measure the drag of a swimmer or an object in the water. With this system we can pull a swimmer in streamlined position or a physical object, such as a mannequin, through the water. The towing system is mainly used to test swimming suits, but also plays a supportive role in more fundamental studies on drag.

 

MAD SYSTEM

Het MAD-systeem stelt ons in staat de actieve weerstand van een zwemmer te bepalen. Dit betekent dat we de weerstand in kaart brengen terwijl de zwemmer zich voortbeweegt over het MAD-systeem. Daarnaast kan het onder bepaalde omstandigheden waardevolle inzichten geven als het gaat om kracht en snelheid.
Dit systeem wordt vaak in combinatie met het sleepsysteem gebruikt voor het testen van zwempakken.

STARTING BLOCK

While performing a dive start a swimmer exerts forces on the starting block. The field lab is equipped with a Kistler starting block with a built-in force plate for measuring these forces. With this starting block we can measure how much force is exerted by each leg and what pulling forces are delivered by the arms. Based on this information we can optimize the dive start of individual swimmers.


VIDEO ANALYSIS

With our video cameras and analysis software we can analyze the swimming movements of any swimmer in the smallest detail. Based on this analysis we can formulate personal points of attention together with an experienced swimming coach.

 

Starting Times

The InnoSportLab also helps swimmers with seemingly small but handy innovations. With various sound files of fixed starting times, for example, so that you do not need a clock. These files are also available for you free of charge. Curious? Click on the button!

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