Samsung and Speedo partner to implement swimming apps

Newsroom 01/09/2017 | 14:25

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. and Speedo International Ltd. have partnered to help swimmers monitor their activity through access to Speedo’s biggest swimming platform, Speedo On.

The monitoring swimming app will be available on Samsung’s new smartwatchs Gear Sport and the Gear Fit2 Pro bracelet. Both devices are water resistant up to 50m deep, taking a pressure of 5 ATM. 

The Speedo On monitoring app measures the key indicators such as the number of swimming pools, the duration of the tour and the style of swimming for integrating the personal performances in the wanted fitness objectives. Used with any of the two new devices, the Speedo On users can choose the best option for enhancing their water activities; the Gear Sport is a premium smart watch, while Gear Fit2 Pro is a new ergonomic fitness bracelet, with continuous monitoring of the rhythm and GPS.

The new Samsung Gear Fit2 Pro comes with the preinstalled Speedo On app, the one functioning on the algorithm developed by Speedo for optimum accuracy and data transfer without interruption towards the Speedo On platform. Especially created for sports passionate people that are monitoring their performances, the interactive platform that acts as a training partner. It offers analyses of the swimming activities and registers the progress compared with an established objective, alongside other training programs and advices especially tailored for you – developed with the help of some of the best athletes and coaches. Speedo On offers the swimming a social dimension, through the possibility of following other swimmers, to participate to contests and to share their own accomplishments. The app allows the swimmers to take part contra time and to receive a SWOLF score (method of measuring the swimming efficiency).

Our Gear users were looking for more water resistant products and now, with the partnership with Speedo and the Gear Sport and Gear Fit2 Pro devices, we can deliver them the best experience according to their wishes,” said Kiseon Kim, Samsung Electronics vice president for wearable product strategy team. „We are looking to fulfill the ever changing users’ demands and their desire to monitor a series of activities and health factors – we are delighted to offer them these unique capabilities, especially to those who adore being always in water”.

Speedo proposes itself to inspire even more people to enter the swimming pool and to achieve fitness objectives. Our collaboration with Samsung is the first one of this kind and unites the best technological Samsung innovation with Speedo’s expertize in swimming, in order to offer the passionate swimmers a new level of monitoring. We are looking forward to see what we can achieve together in the pool” said Rob Hicking, Speedo International brand director.

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