Hi,
I've always loved swimming during the summer. I just graduated college and was thinking about making an iPhone app for swimmers.
The thing is, I never was a competitive swimmer, mostly using a local lake. Would greatly appreciate some feedback and input. :)
So: What features would you like in an app?
And: Would a feature to record swim times of standard swims (100 *** SCY) be useful? Would it be good for training purposes or more used for recording meet results?
Thanks!
Sounds like a fun project! Cell phones and water don't mix very well so most people don't have them on the side of the pool for a handy reference to their last swim times. I'm sure that problem will be solved some day so it doesn't hurt to get a jump on things.
I generally blog all of my significant workout times as well as the workout I did. It would be nice to sort though the times to track progress over time. Say I did a 400 three months ago and then had a great 400 tomorrow. If I wanted to check to see my improvement, an app with some data sorting features might help.
There are different distances and types of competitive swims. You have Long Course (Meters), Short Course (Meters) and Short Course (Yards). Each of those have different "standard" distance swims. Then, you have the different strokes: Free, Fly, ***, Back and IM. Not all strokes have the same "standard" distances. There's a lot to sort out just from that.
Then, you have variations within the strokes like Kick (with/wo Board), Pull (with/wo paddles), Fins, Snorkel, etc. Some of us wear drag suits which alters times.
Of course these are all "nice to have" features. You could start much smaller and grow it as your app gains interest. But it is a good idea to know where your app might grow in the future before you design the first version.
Would I use this? No... I sold out to Google and Android. But if I had an Iphone... sure.
Sounds like a fun project! Cell phones and water don't mix very well so most people don't have them on the side of the pool for a handy reference to their last swim times. I'm sure that problem will be solved some day so it doesn't hurt to get a jump on things.
I generally blog all of my significant workout times as well as the workout I did. It would be nice to sort though the times to track progress over time. Say I did a 400 three months ago and then had a great 400 tomorrow. If I wanted to check to see my improvement, an app with some data sorting features might help.
There are different distances and types of competitive swims. You have Long Course (Meters), Short Course (Meters) and Short Course (Yards). Each of those have different "standard" distance swims. Then, you have the different strokes: Free, Fly, ***, Back and IM. Not all strokes have the same "standard" distances. There's a lot to sort out just from that.
Then, you have variations within the strokes like Kick (with/wo Board), Pull (with/wo paddles), Fins, Snorkel, etc. Some of us wear drag suits which alters times.
Of course these are all "nice to have" features. You could start much smaller and grow it as your app gains interest. But it is a good idea to know where your app might grow in the future before you design the first version.
Would I use this? No... I sold out to Google and Android. But if I had an Iphone... sure.
