OpenWaterPilot
The Apple Watch keeps open-water swimmers on a straight line, with taps on the wrist.
The problem
Open water has no lane line. Without lifting your head all the time you swim arcs and cover more distance than you need to.
What it does
- One tap: go right, two taps: go left
- A corridor with thresholds at 15, 25 and 40 metres
- Silence rather than an uncertain correction
- Three modes: one way, return, open swim
Who it's for
Open-water swimmers with an Apple Watch and iPhone. An aid, not safety-critical navigation.
State
First version, being tuned in the water.
At a glance
- Apple Watch
- Runs on the Apple Watch, together with the iPhone.
- Your data stays with you
- Route and swim data stay on watch and phone; nothing goes to a server.