Technology to the service of athletes

Written by Administrateur on Dimanche, 06 Novembre 2011 23:12

Records in sporting events are being broken on a regular basis. Even if the conditions of the athletes is improving, technology is playing its fair share when it comes to breaking those records. From the improved rubber like material for the 100m track, to the swimsuit mimicking the body of a fish to reduce the drag to shoes giving a little bit more "spring" when needed, technology is taking more and more space in professional (and even amateur) sports. A company called Carré Technologies is specializing itself in that field, offering an "intelligent shirt", which monitors the athlete conditions. This allows the coach and the training team to monitor the athlete's performance and to improve the training based on those details. Another company is offering a bluetooth like headset for swimmers, monitoring body temperature and heart rate, transmitting it by wireless to the coach.

If you compare this to F1 cars, which have been using wireless monitoring technology for many years (transmitting 30meg/sec of data back to the pit during the race), we can see why sporting teams are trying to get an edge by applying this technology to their athletes.