Pace setting machine helps train swimmers to excel
The introduction of the Indica Virtual Swim Trainer will only see the club excel even further than they have already done.
The pursuit of excellence never stops for Margate Swimming Club, after they acquired the Indica Virtual Swim Trainer pace setting machine.
The first of its kind in South Africa and the only one owned by any swimming club in the country, the pace setter allows coaches to clock in any times, from world records to personal best times.
The machine has two long 25m cables, with LED lights that glow green or red, that stretch from one end of the pool to the other. The lights illuminate along the cable and duplicate the set times of which the swimmer tries to keep up with.
“We have amazing swimmers at our club with some having clocked in national times. We can punch in Tatjana Schoenmaker’s time or anyone else around the world,” said head coach Gerhard Lubaschagne.
“We want to build our swimmers, help then train harder in order for them to perform in peak condition, and also to grow swimming as a sport on the South Coast because we often lose many swimmers to cities like Durban,” he added.
The introduction of the Indica Virtual Swim Trainer will only see the club excel even further than they have already done. At a recent ceremony at the Margate Hotel, local learners who are also members of Margate Swimming Club received their Southern KZN school swimming colours.
The ceremony saw 17 school level swimmers from the club rewarded for their hard work throughout 2021.
Virtual trainer puts swimmers through their paces
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