Heart-Rate Monitoring a Game-Changing Innovation in FORM Smart Swim 2 Goggles
Since their release, the FORM Smart Swim 2 goggles have offered users a plethora of advantages. Data points for swimmers provide a comprehensive analysis of the day’s workout. Some of these points include: Pace; stroke rate; stroke count; distance per stroke; time; distance; splits; and calories burned.
Perhaps the biggest, game-changing feature of the Smart Swim 2 goggles, however, is the heart-rate monitoring feature that is unique to the FORM brand. Integrated into the goggles strap extension, the heart-rate monitor fits comfortably on the temple and returns – in real time – reliable heart-rate measurements that can dictate how a training session is performed.
Throughout the history of competitive swimming, coaches have chased innovation to enhance their athletes’ performance. These innovations have been found in turns, on starts and through the introduction of interval training, just to name a few breakthroughs.
Now, FORM is bringing valuable, performance-altering data to the table, as its heart-rate monitor informs swimmers about their physical exertion in real time, and by simply having the swimmer wear its Smart Swim 2 goggles. No additional hardware is required.
“The readings (of the heart-rate monitor) have been accurate, and they have been very helpful,” said one regular user of FORM’s Smart Swim 2 goggles. “I’ve been able to control my breathing much better and have gotten better at relaxing in between sets. It’s a great new feature.”
At different levels in the sport, coaches and swimmers routinely discuss training sets and what constitutes optimal performance. TheFORM Smart Swim 2 goggles easily enable a coach to identify a heart-rate goal for the athlete, and with that data shown in the goggles, the swimmer can adjust their effort to meet the target. FORM truly has developed an in-the-moment training tool.
Beyond real-time data points, the FORM Smart Swim 2 goggles provide information that coaches can dissect after a training set. A coach can break down swims and determine where swimmers might increase their intensity or may need to dial it back to reach peak performance.
Undoubtedly, the FORM Smart Swim 2 goggles, specifically through their heart-rate monitor, will change the sport as a unique innovation.
“Swimming has been far behind in technology, especially compared to land-based sports,” said former Canadian National Team member Brian Johns, who is FORM’s Head of Coaching Science. “But more people are now comfortable with wearable technology and can get everything they want. As a coach and athlete, being able to have a real-time heart rate provides a layer of specificity that I didn’t have before. These goggles provide real-time visual feedback that allows the swimmer to see their heart rate and make real-time adjustments during their workout.”