Swimming Australia and AWS power elite outcomes (PRO204)

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Harnessing Technology to Produce Gold Medal-Winning Athletes

Highlights

  • Swimming Australia has a successful Olympic campaign, winning 18 medals in swimming at the Paris Olympics, including 7 gold medals
  • Australia is closing the medal gap with the US and is aiming to overtake them, especially at the LA Olympics in 2028 and the Brisbane Olympics in 2032
  • The secret to Australia's success is their use of cutting-edge technology, particularly in the training pool, which is where the athletes spend most of their time honing their skills

The Role of Technology in High-Performance Swimming

  • Technology and human experience come together to elevate performance and achieve the best results
  • Swimming Australia has been developing various technology solutions in collaboration with AWS since 2018 to create augmented decision-making opportunities for their coaches and performance teams
  • The goal is to connect the value in their data to the high-performance coaches and athletes to achieve performance results in the pool

Data-Driven Insights for Coaching Decisions

  • Comprehensive data is needed to fully understand swimming performance, beyond just the end result
  • Swimming Australia has developed a race analysis software called Sparta 2 that uses machine learning to track swimmers and measure various data outputs during races
  • However, Sparta 2 has limitations in the training environment, which is less structured and more chaotic

The Training Insights Solution

  • The "training insights" solution aims to bring the power of machine learning into the training pool
  • It analyzes video footage of the swimmers during training in real-time, calculates metrics that matter, and makes them available to the coaches when they need them the most
  • This enables data-driven coaching decisions and provides immediate feedback to the athletes

System Architecture and Machine Learning Pipeline

  • The solution uses a hybrid edge and cloud architecture to process high-resolution video frames in bandwidth-constrained environments
  • The custom machine learning pipeline deployed on the edge device (AWS Panorama) is the key to extracting valuable performance insights from the video footage
  • The pipeline includes various computer vision models and algorithms to detect swimmers, track their movements, and calculate metrics like distance, time, and velocity

Unlocking the Power of Optical Analysis

  • The optical analysis approach, without the need for additional sensors or wearables, provides flexibility and scalability
  • The machine learning models can be further expanded to calculate additional insights, such as stroke mechanics, breath detection, and reaction times
  • These diverse data points allow coaches to refine every element of the swimmer's preparation and performance, leading to more accurate and effective coaching

The Impact on High-Performance Swimming

  • The training insights solution gives coaches and performance support teams access to meaningful data-driven insights to make better coaching decisions
  • It enables personalized training programs and feedback for individual athletes, helping them reach their full potential
  • The technology provides a competitive advantage for Swimming Australia in the global race for Olympic gold medals

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