Stroking, kicking, breathing: Analysing swimming using IMUs

The latest research using Cometa IMU sensors has been published this week in MDPI: the leading international, peer-reviewed, Open Access journal on the science and technology of sensors and applications.

“Integrated Timing of Stroking, Breathing, and Kicking in Front-Crawl Swimming: A Novel Stroke-by-Stroke Approach Using Wearable Inertial Sensors” was authored by Silvia Fantozzi, Vittorio Coloretti, Maria Francesca Piacentini, Claudio Quagliarotti, Sandro Bartolomei, Giorgio Gatta and Matteo Cortesi.

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The aim of the present study was to develop an easy-to-use tool for stroke-by-stroke evaluation of a swimmer’s integrated timing of stroking, kicking, and breathing.

The protocol proposed was not only accurate and reliable, but also user-friendly and as unobtrusive as possible for the swimmer, allowing a stroke-by-stroke analysis during the training session.

Read the full paper here.