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!
Thank you so much for this useful info!! Really appreciate it. A few more q's if you don't mind.
So I'm thinking of making the app track workouts. When you say a 400, does that mean 400 meters total swum? And if so, then you would like to know that you did that and how long it took? (might there be any other data you'd like to record?)
Cheers! :)
A 400 could mean three things: 400 Meters long course (50m pool), 400 Meters short course (25m pool), or 400 Yards (25 yard pool).
A typical workout for me would include 3500 to 5000 yards/meters. Most of it is in sets. For example, I might do 8 100 yard swims on a 1:15 interval. That would mean that I push off every minute and fifteen seconds whether I finish the previous 100 yards in 1:10, 1:12 or 1:14. It is hard to remember all the splits on a workout so I don't see where tracking this is worthwhile. Even if you could fit all that into an app, you would need to learn the "swim workout language" which is kind of confusing and a bit different for different coaches. If you haven't done any competitive swimming (as you indicated in your first post) it would be a daunting task to compile the different combinations and permutation of workout sets into an app that would be even remotely usable. It would be sufficient to just track total distance swum on the workout as well as perhaps the time taken and a few short notes.
I try to do something at "race pace" 3-4 times a week near the end of a workout. For me, that is worth saving. It is kind of a little progress indicator.
So, for a particular day, I might enter something like this:
Date: 8/1/2011
Pool: Short Course Yards
Total Distance: 4000 Yards
Workout time: 90 minutes
Timed Events:
400 Free - 5:55 Drag Suit, Pull
200 *** - 1:38 Drag Suit, Kick
Notes: It was a nice sunny day!
Thank you so much for this useful info!! Really appreciate it. A few more q's if you don't mind.
So I'm thinking of making the app track workouts. When you say a 400, does that mean 400 meters total swum? And if so, then you would like to know that you did that and how long it took? (might there be any other data you'd like to record?)
Cheers! :)
A 400 could mean three things: 400 Meters long course (50m pool), 400 Meters short course (25m pool), or 400 Yards (25 yard pool).
A typical workout for me would include 3500 to 5000 yards/meters. Most of it is in sets. For example, I might do 8 100 yard swims on a 1:15 interval. That would mean that I push off every minute and fifteen seconds whether I finish the previous 100 yards in 1:10, 1:12 or 1:14. It is hard to remember all the splits on a workout so I don't see where tracking this is worthwhile. Even if you could fit all that into an app, you would need to learn the "swim workout language" which is kind of confusing and a bit different for different coaches. If you haven't done any competitive swimming (as you indicated in your first post) it would be a daunting task to compile the different combinations and permutation of workout sets into an app that would be even remotely usable. It would be sufficient to just track total distance swum on the workout as well as perhaps the time taken and a few short notes.
I try to do something at "race pace" 3-4 times a week near the end of a workout. For me, that is worth saving. It is kind of a little progress indicator.
So, for a particular day, I might enter something like this:
Date: 8/1/2011
Pool: Short Course Yards
Total Distance: 4000 Yards
Workout time: 90 minutes
Timed Events:
400 Free - 5:55 Drag Suit, Pull
200 *** - 1:38 Drag Suit, Kick
Notes: It was a nice sunny day!
