Knowledge Center

1. What is Swimtific?

Swimtific is a scientific swimming training management platform. It goes far beyond standard management software: it is a high-performance system engineered to eliminate guesswork and place objective data at the heart of every coaching decision.

Its mission is to centralize periodized planning (ATP), athlete biological monitoring (HRV, sleep, resting HR), internal and external workload quantification, and coaching staff communication into a single collaborative workspace accessible from any device.

2. Registration & Account Management

Access to Swimtific is designed to be streamlined, professional, and secure, with specific onboarding pathways tailored to each user type.

Registration & Onboarding Pathways

Plans & Subscriptions

Subscription management is fully automated in My Profile → Subscription. We use Stripe as a secure payment gateway, where you can download invoices and update payment methods at any time.

14-Day Free Trial & Transition to Starter Plan

Every coach registering on Swimtific enjoys a 14-day full-access free trial with no commitment, unlocking every advanced feature of the Independent Plan (lactate analysis, critical swim speed CSS, multimedia library, matchmaking directory, and workload monitoring).

2.1. Referral Program & Subscription Discounts New

Swimtific rewards coaches who recommend the platform to colleagues or clubs through a weighted point system granting direct, stackable discounts on your subscription.

Weighted Points Matrix by Plan

Within your profile you have access to a live audit ledger showing the real-time status of each referee (14-day trial, active paying subscriber, or starter tier).

3. Roles & Ecosystem

Swimtific operates as a network of connected roles. Each profile has tailored access to the specific tools required for its responsibilities. Understanding this hierarchy is essential for data flow:

3.1. Independent Swimmer Marketplace & Matchmaking New

Swimtific connects competitive, masters, and open water swimmers worldwide who are looking for professional guidance with certified coaches through the Public Coach Directory & Swimmer Marketplace.

How Does It Work for Athletes?

Coach Configuration (Multi-Plan & Payments)

In My Profile → General, coaches can customize their public coaching storefront:

• Enable Visibility: Checkbox "Display in public directory and accept new swimmer inquiries".
• Base Rate (€/mo) & Payment Instructions: Specify your pricing and preferred payment channels (Direct Wire, Bizum, Stripe, PayPal, etc.).
• Multi-Plan Service Builder: Create distinct training offerings (e.g., Elite Monthly Coaching · €50/mo, Triathlon Swim Prep · €40/mo, Biomechanical Technique Analysis · €60/session).
• Agreed Custom Rate per Athlete: In each swimmer's profile, you can set a private, custom negotiated rate separate from your public pricing.

4. Technical Director Features (Pro Club & Macro Club)

The Technical Director is the club administrator within Swimtific. Responsibilities combine methodological supervision with strategic resource management:

5. Facility Coordinator & 3-Tier Hierarchy Exclusive to Macro Club

The Facility Coordinator serves as the intermediary leadership tier between General Direction and pool deck coaches, exclusive to the Macro Club Plan. It empowers large sporting organizations, multisite clubs, and regional swimming federations to delegate operational oversight to each venue while preserving central control.

Organizational 3-Tier Hierarchy (Macro Club)

How is a Coordinator Appointed?

The Technical Director promotes an existing staff coach to Coordinator from the management panel, assigning them a specific facility and, optionally, an expanded swimmer ceiling.

What Capabilities Does a Coordinator Have?

6. Coach Features & Tools

The coach is the operational core of Swimtific. Here is a complete walkthrough of all sections available on your coaching console:

A. Main Coaching Dashboard

Your primary workspace upon login. Displays an executive summary of roster readiness and scheduled tasks for today. The dashboard is fully customizable: you can show or hide individual widgets via the dashboard settings gear.

Available Dashboard Widgets:

• Key Performance Indicators (KPIs): Total active athletes, training squads, workouts scheduled, and sessions on deck today.
• Readiness Traffic Light: Roster-wide wellness and fatigue status at a glance.
• Today's Workouts: Immediate access to the day's training schedule with 1-click drill inspection.
• Automated Alert Panel: Instant warnings for swimmers in the injury danger zone or exhibiting altered recovery biomarkers.
• Quick Actions: One-tap shortcuts for the most frequent daily tasks.
• Mini-Calendar, ATP Chart, Workload Graphs: Optional visual widgets to monitor periodization directly from the home view.

Readiness Traffic Light & ACWR Logic

The Readiness Traffic Light is the most critical monitoring element on your dashboard. It synthesizes three biological streams to produce an objective "readiness to train" score for each swimmer:

A.1. Interactive Onboarding Checklist New

For coaches and directors setting up a new account, Swimtific includes an interactive progress bar at the top of the dashboard guiding essential setup steps:

• ✅ Step 1: Add your first swimmer or training squad.
• ✅ Step 2: Schedule your first training workout on the calendar.
• ✅ Step 3: Configure physiological heart rate and pace training zones.
• ✅ Step 4: Run a poolside diagnostic test (Stopwatch, Lactate V4, or CSS).

Once onboarding is complete, the checklist can be dismissed with a single click to maximize screen real estate.

B. Swimmers, Squads & Bulk Roster Management

The Swimmers and Squads views serve as your athlete directory and permission management center:

• Create Swimmer: Enter basic personal metrics. Upon saving, the platform generates a unique Swimmer Access Code automatically.
• 1-Click Profile Access via Avatar / Photo: New Click directly on any athlete's photo or avatar in the roster list to open their complete profile instantly without searching for the edit button.
• Dedicated Strength & Neuromuscular Metrics Tab: New Review 1RM testing history, submaximal predictions, CMJ jump trends, and force-velocity profiles directly in the athlete profile.
• 1-Click Analytics Access Badge: Each athlete card features an interactive badge 📊 Analytics Enabled (green) / 🚫 Analytics Blocked (red) to toggle data visibility in real time.
• Bulk Analytics Control Menu 📊 Analytics Access ▾: Block or enable analytics visibility across your entire club or a specific squad in a single click.
• Multi-Select Checkboxes: Check boxes on swimmer cards to display the bulk action drawer for bulk squad transfers, tags, and permission toggles.
• Wearables Avatar Bar: View the live sync status of each swimmer's connected sports watch or smart ring directly from the roster list.
• Squad Creation: Group swimmers (e.g., "Distance Squad", "Juniors", "Sprinters") to assign shared training workouts simultaneously.
• Optimized Swimmer Profile Layout: Arranged logically: Biometrics & Demographics → Specialty & Nationality → Access Settings & Feedback Gate → Medical Notes & Injury Log.

C. Internal Messaging

Swimtific features an integrated messaging suite for confidential in-app communication. Coaches can message their Technical Director. Directors can send announcements to coaches and athletes individually or in bulk.

D. Fast Roster Attendance & Training Load Logging (sRPE) New

Swimtific streamlines daily attendance tracking and subjective exertion logging with the "Log Attendance & Group Load" modal, accessible directly from the squad list and calendar:

7. Athlete Portal

Athletes sign in to Swimtific using their personal Access Code (e.g., SWM-ABC-123), eliminating the friction of email registration and forgotten passwords. The portal is mobile-optimized for smartphones.

7.1. Gamified Feedback Gate ("Feedback Gate") New

The Feedback Gate is an intelligent accountability dynamic engineered to ensure swimmers consistently submit their Session RPE (Rate of Perceived Exertion) and actual training duration following every practice.

How Does the 7-Day Rolling Rule Work?

• Active 7-Day Window: The algorithm exclusively audits workouts assigned within the past 7 calendar days (or today's sessions whose scheduled start time has passed).
• Automated Archive of Older Sessions: Workouts older than 7 days never block future training, guaranteeing that swimmers returning from illness or vacation are never locked out indefinitely.
• Excused Absence Resolution: If an athlete was absent due to illness, exams, or rest, they simply tap ❌ I did not attend this practice within the feedback modal. This records a valid administrative excuse and instantly unlocks future workouts without forcing false exertion reports.

Multi-Level Coach Configuration

Athlete Portal Experience

8. Calendar & Workout Builder

The Calendar is the daily operational hub of Swimtific. It allows coaches to plan, visualize, and adjust workouts with maximum speed and scientific precision.

Workout Modalities

Swimtific provides specialized builders tailored to each discipline:

• 🏊‍♂️ Swimming — Interval set builder powered by the Swimtific syntax engine
• 🌊 Open Water — Distance, sighting drills, and continuous pacing blocks
• 🏋️‍♂️ Strength & Gym — Exercise builder with sets, reps, load (kg), RIR, and velocity (m/s)
• 🏃‍♂️ Running — Dedicated interval runner with pace (min/km), surface, and zones
• 🚴‍♂️ Cycling — Cross-training cadence and power intervals
• 🧘‍♂️ Mobility · 💆‍♂️ Physio / Massage · 🛌 Recovery Day · 🏆 Competition Meet

The "Swimtific Syntax" for Swimming Workouts

The workout builder automatically parses semantic tags from your set descriptions to quantify external training load across volume, intensity, and strokes:

Calendar Management Tools

• Drag & Drop: Reschedule any workout to another date by simply dragging its card.
• Copy & Paste Days or Microcycles: Replicate entire workout days or multi-week cycles in seconds.
• Inline Exercise Videos: New Attach multiple YouTube demonstration clips to each set. Athletes watch drills directly inside the app without opening third-party apps or downloading static PDFs.
• Filter by Squad or Swimmer: Filter the calendar view to isolate workouts assigned to a specific training group or individual athlete.
• Athlete Feedback Audit: Click any completed past workout to inspect reported RPE, subjective feelings, and athlete comments.

8.2. Smart Pyramid & Set Assistant New

When designing swim workouts, the ✨ Structures tool inside the set editor automatically generates complex interval ladders and distance progressions without manual typing:

8.1.1. Round-by-Round Variants in Block Subtasks New v2.7

In competitive swimming and high-performance training, subtasks within a set block frequently change across successive rounds (e.g., in a 3-round block 3x(...): Round 1 at Z2 aerobic pace, Round 2 at Z3 threshold, and Round 3 at Z4 race pace, or varying distances, send-offs, and strokes). Swimtific allows you to configure these variations seamlessly with complete metric precision.

8.1. Advanced Workout Visibility & Draft System New

Swimtific allows coaches to schedule training in advance while precisely controlling exactly when athletes can view each workout on their phones, preventing swimmers from peeking ahead or seeing unfinished plans.

The 6 Visibility Modes

Quick Visibility Controls

• Top Weekly Menu 👁️ Athlete Visibility ▾: Located in the calendar header. Apply any of the 6 rules across all workouts of the current week in one click.
• Right-Click Context Menu: Right-click (or long-press on touchscreen devices) on any workout card or day cell to adjust visibility for that session, the whole day, or the entire week.
• Inside the Workout Editor: Visibility selector integrated directly into the header of the workout modal.

"Draft Pro" Styling on Coach Calendar

To help coaches immediately distinguish unreleased workouts from published sessions:

8.3. Running Workout Builder New

Swimtific includes a specialized workout builder engineered to structure running workouts scientifically, designed both for competitive swimmers performing dryland conditioning and for triathletes and multi-sport endurance athletes.

8.4. Weekly Microcycle View & 1-Page PDF Export New

Designed to give coaches and swimmers a high-level panoramic view of the complete training week:

8.5. Dryland & Gym Workout Builder Updated

Workouts classified as Strength / Dryland feature a dedicated biomechanical and physiological prescription environment designed specifically for competitive swimming dryland preparation and the work of the Transversal S&C Coach:

9. Season Planning (ATP) Updated

The Annual Training Plan (ATP) module is your macrocycle periodization engine. It allows coaches to map seasonal progression scientifically and automatically cross-reference planned targets against actual calendar execution.

Athlete Visibility & Privacy Lock New

To avoid athlete anxiety or protect periodizations while still being drafted, coaches can lock or publish Annual Training Plan visibility for athletes directly from the season selector dropdown. When locked, swimmers cannot view the annual overview or future volume curves.

ATP Hierarchy & Components

• Macrocycles: Primary seasonal divisions (e.g., General Preparation, Specific Competition, Transition).
• Mesocycles: Focused blocks of 3–6 weeks with specific physiological adaptations (Accumulation, Transmutation, Realization).
• Microcycles: Individual calendar weeks with designated stress typology (Loading, Shock, Recovery, Taper, Competition) and target volume in meters.
• Concurrent Strength Phase: Periodizes concurrent gym phases (Anatomic Adaptation, Hypertrophy, Maximum Strength, Power, Maintenance).
• Competition Meets & Key Milestones: Flag target qualifying meets and championships directly on the seasonal timeline.

Scientific Periodization Models & Macrocycle Builder

Swimtific features a scientific macrocycle engine enabling multi-macrocycle seasons based on 9 state-of-the-art periodization frameworks validated in international swimming, coupled with Exponential Tapering by Dr. Iñigo Mujika:

• Integrated Macrocycle (Dr. Fernando Navarro - RFEN): Sequential accentuation of qualities (General → Specific → Maintenance/Taper) with continuous aerobic base volume (Z1-Z3) preventing capillary decay. Optimal for 200m & 400m IM and freestyle.
• Threshold Training & Color System (Jon Urbanchek - Michigan): 4-phase progression centered on Anaerobic Threshold dominance (Red Pace): Base (White/Pink) → Red Threshold → Quality (Orange/Purple) → Michigan Contrast Taper. Maximizes cruise velocity without early acidosis.
• Metabolic Capacity & Power (Dr. Jan Olbrecht): Based on The Science of Winning. Precise physiological orchestration separating Aerobic Capacity (depressing VLa_max) from Anaerobic Power (glycolytic rate and terminal speed).
• Daily Undulating Periodization / DUP (Bob Bowman & Dave Salo): Non-linear daily and weekly load variance preventing neural accommodation. Alternates high-velocity race pace with active recovery and threshold sessions.
• Polarized Training 80/20 (Dr. Stephen Seiler): Strict bimodal distribution: ~80% in Zone 1 (< VT1) and ~20% in Zone 3 (> VT2), avoiding the black hole threshold zone. Maximizes mitochondrial density for distance and open water swimmers.
• ATR Block Model (Vladimir Issurin & V. Kaverin): Accumulation, Transformation, and Realization governed by Residual Training Effects to align multiple competitive peaks across the season.
• Traditional Periodization (Lev Matveyev): Classical linear progression from heavy volume and low intensity to maximal intensity and tapered volume.
• Reverse Periodization (Bill Sweetenham & Fernando Arroyo): Builds endurance upon neuromuscular velocity and pristine stroke mechanics from day one via short repeats and generous rest.
• USRPT Model (Dr. Brent Rushall): Ultra-Short Race-Pace Training. High repetition density at exact race speed with 15-20s micro-rests and strict adherence to the failure rule.
• ⭐ Scientific Tapering & Peaking (Dr. Iñigo Mujika): Transversely integrated into the final 2-3 weeks: exponential volume decay (-40% to -60%), maintaining 100% race-pace intensity for full neuromuscular supercompensation.

ATP Modalities (Swimming, Strength & Hybrid) & Strength Periodization Frameworks New

Swimtific supports creating and orchestrating three dedicated modalities of Annual Training Plans (ATP):

• 🏊 Swimming: Pure aquatic periodization governed by weekly kilometer targets (km) and metabolic zone distribution (Z1 to Z8).
• 🏋️ Strength / Dryland: Weight room periodization calibrated in weekly gym sessions and specialized neuromuscular adaptation phases.
• ⚡ Concurrent Hybrid: Synchronized integration of swimming pool meters alongside gym sessions and phases to control neuromuscular interference across each microcycle.

For Strength ATPs, coaches can select from the premier validated scientific strength periodization models:

• Swimtific S&C (7 Integrated Phases): Anatomical Adaptation → Functional Hypertrophy → Maximum Strength → Neuromuscular Power → Aquatic Transfer → Tapering/Peaking → Regenerative Transition. Designed specifically to enhance propulsive impulse in the water without causing sluggish sarcoplasmic hypertrophy.
• Tudor Bompa Periodization: Classical structured block progression: Anatomical Adaptation → Hypertrophy → Maximum Strength → Conversion to Power/Endurance → Maintenance.
• González-Badillo VBT (Velocity-Based Training): Execution velocity-driven training regulating intraset velocity loss (10%-20%) across 4 propulsive velocity zones to maximize acceleration.
• Issurin Strength Block ATR: Concentrated loads organized into three mesocycles: Accumulation (volume and foundation strength), Transformation (sport-specific max strength and power), and Realization (explosive peaking for championships).
• Daily Undulating Periodization (DUP Strength): Non-linear daily and weekly variation alternating functional hypertrophy, maximum strength, and explosive power sessions to avoid neuromuscular plateau.
• Classic Linear Strength: Traditional step-wise progression systematically increasing load intensity (% 1RM) while reducing total volume.
• Custom Strength Model: Fully customizable sequence of phases and session frequencies tailored to the coaching staff's methodology.

Interactive Gantt View vs. Editable Spreadsheet

Analyze your season through two complementary perspectives:

• Interactive Gantt Timeline: Full-season visual chart featuring target volume bars (light gray) overlapped by real completed volume (solid color), weekly intensity distribution, and drag-and-drop microcycle adjustments.
• Editable Data Table: Rapid spreadsheet layout where you can modify volume targets, strength phases, and competition flags cell by cell.

10. Analytics, Workload Management & Privacy Controls Updated

The Analytics suite is your scientific performance cockpit. Inspect data aggregated across your entire roster or filter by squad or individual athlete.

Athlete Analytics Privacy Toggle

Many coaches prefer that developing swimmers (or athletes prone to health anxiety and over-analyzing metrics) do not obsess over fatigue indices, ACWR spikes, or volume numbers. Swimtific provides a complete athlete privacy switch:

• Individual Swimmer Toggle: Controlled from the swimmer's profile or via the 1-click badge 📊 Analytics Enabled / 🚫 Blocked.
• Squad & Club Bulk Control: Toggle visibility across entire training squads via the top menu 📊 Analytics Access ▾ in the swimmer roster.
• Mobile Experience: When disabled, the Analytics tab vanishes entirely from the athlete's mobile navigation bar, ensuring a clean, distraction-free interface.

Internal Workload: sRPE & ACWR

Swimtific quantifies internal physiological strain using Session RPE (Duration in minutes × Subjective Exertion 1–10). From these daily units, the system calculates the Acute:Chronic Workload Ratio:

• Acute Load (Fatigue): Exponentially weighted rolling average of internal load over the past 7 days.
• Chronic Load (Fitness): Rolling average of internal load over the past 28 days representing chronic aerobic base.
• ACWR = Acute Load / Chronic Load. Optimal training sweet spot: 0.8–1.3. Heightened injury risk flagged when ACWR exceeds 1.5.

External Workload: Meters by Intensity & Stroke Content

External workload charts are generated automatically by parsing the Swimtific syntax within your calendar workouts:

• Weekly Meters by Zone (Z1–Z8): Bar chart breaking down swimming distance into aerobic, threshold, VO2max, and anaerobic speed zones.
• Stroke Content Distribution (Donut): Percentage breakdown of Full Stroke, Kick, Pull, and Technique drills.
• Total Volume Progression: Multi-week trendline of cumulative meters swum.

Decoupled Running Analytics & Dedicated Charts New

To ensure dryland running does not skew aquatic stroke mechanics or water volume stats, Swimtific completely decouples running visualizations in the Analytics console:

• Independent Flex Row (#rowAnaCarrera): Running charts reside in their own flex container, preserving the pristine aspect ratio of swimming donuts and radar graphs.
• Dedicated Tab 🏃 Running: The analytics category bar allows coaches to isolate running volume and internal load in a single click.
• 3 Specialized Running Visualizations:
  1. Running External Load (km by Zones Z1–Z5 vs ACWR): Weekly progression of running distance per intensity zone plotted alongside acute and chronic fatigue curves.
  2. Running Zone Distribution (Donut): Percentage breakdown and total kilometers logged across Z1, Z2, Z3, Z4, and Z5.
  3. Workout Type Distribution (Donut): Proportional volume logged in Continuous Runs, Track Intervals, Fartlek, Tempo, Hills, and Warmup.
• Conditional Running Load KPI Card: Displays weekly running sRPE workload units for the past 7 days. If the selected athlete has no running sessions, the card, charts, and tab hide 100% automatically to maintain an uncluttered workspace.
• Quick Display Preferences: In the analytics settings modal (⚙️), you can toggle each of the three running charts on or off based on your club's training focus.

Dedicated Strength Analytics: Tonnage & Effective Sets New

Dryland and gym workouts are quantified with biomechanical rigor without distorting swimming volume metrics:

• Cumulative Load Tonnage: Automatic computation of lifted weight volume (Tonnage = kg × reps × sets), tracked weekly and compared across strength microcycles.
• Effective Sets Monitoring by Movement Pattern: Tracks high-threshold stimulating sets (RIR ≤ 3 or load ≥ 70% 1RM) grouped by primary biomechanical patterns: Upper Body Pull, Upper Body Push, Posterior Chain / Hip Hinge, Knee Dominance, and Core Stability.
• ACWR & Systemic Fatigue Integration: Muscle fatigue induced by dryland sessions integrates seamlessly into overall internal load (dryland duration × RPE) to prevent overtraining without blending kilograms into pool meters.

Biological Biomarker Dashboard (Wellness)

Track longitudinal recovery trends for each athlete: nocturnal HRV (rMSSD), resting heart rate, sleep duration/stages, and subjective muscle soreness, synthesized from manual mobile logs or wearable devices.

Athlete Longitudinal Wellness History

Every swimmer maintains a complete chronological archive of wellness entries. Coaches can correlate biomarker dips with peak training microcycles to optimize recovery and tapering.

11. Poolside Diagnostic Tools & Tests

The Tools module assembles real-time diagnostic instruments designed for poolside and laboratory testing.

A. Multi-Split Stopwatch

High-precision digital stopwatch with split-time recording. Capture lap times during time trials and generate instant split breakdown summaries.

B. Configurable Countdown Timer

Countdown timer to govern interval rest cycles, pacing send-offs, or dryland circuit stations during team practices.

C. Pace & Split Calculator

Instantly converts race target times into required 50m, 100m, and kilometer split paces to establish clear interval benchmarks for athletes.

D. Stroke Rate Counter (Base 3) Pro

Biomechanical tool to calculate stroke frequency. Start the timer on hand entry and stop upon completing 3 full stroke cycles. The engine immediately reports Cycles Per Minute (CPM), an essential index of movement efficiency and aquatic economy.

E. Competitive Race Analysis (50m Splits) Pro

Input 50m split times from official competition to analyze race execution: lap velocities, stroke drop-off, negative/positive pacing splits, and finishing speed. Race profiles are preserved to track tactical progress over seasons.

F. Lactate Threshold Test (V4) Pro

Estimates the athlete's anaerobic threshold (velocity at 4 mmol/L blood lactate) derived from their 200m personal best and two sub-maximal test efforts. The algorithm plots the exponential lactate curve and delineates threshold training zones.

G. Critical Swim Speed (CSS) Pro

Calculates Critical Swim Speed (CSS), representing the theoretical maximum aerobic steady-state speed, utilizing maximal time trials across two distances (e.g., 50m and 400m). CSS provides the gold standard baseline for aerobic zone calibration.

H. Aerobic Capacity Endurance Test (3000m / 2000m)

Standardized aerobic endurance evaluation protocol for developmental and distance swimmers. Logs pace stability across continuous distance and compares against historical benchmarks.

I. ISAK Kinanthropometry & Somatotype Pro New

Comprehensive biomechanical and anthropometric assessment suite conforming to the international standards of the ISAK (International Society for the Advancement of Kinanthropometry):

J. Interactive Gym Clock (Live Gym Clock) Pro New

An interactive strength timing and tracking station in real time, designed for projection in the weight room or mobile use on smartphones during gym practices:

K. Official World Aquatics (FINA) Points Calculator, Club Rankings & PB Badges Pro New

Swimtific integrates the official World Aquatics (formerly FINA) scoring algorithm, providing standardized, objective comparisons of competitive performance across swimming events, distances, strokes, genders, and pool formats (25m SCM vs. 50m LCM):

L. Poolside Series Timesheet & Lap Recording (Excel Grid) New

A live, interactive pool deck spreadsheet engineered specifically to log, calculate, and analyze lap splits with maximum speed and minimum taps:

M. Scientific Strength Tests, 1RM, CMJ & Neuromuscular RPE New v2.7

Swimtific incorporates an advanced neuromuscular diagnostic suite specifically designed for competitive swimming dryland training and Central Nervous System (CNS) fatigue tracking:

12. Wearable Devices & Sensor Integration New

Swimtific features a Unified Wearables Hub that centralizes device status, connection health, and biometric telemetry for every athlete on your roster, regardless of device manufacturer.

Connection Modalities: Direct Native Sync & Universal Intervals.icu Hub

Swimtific combines two enterprise-grade integration pathways to support virtually every sensor on the market:

1. Direct Native Cloud Integrations (Health, Sleep & Recovery)

2. Universal Intervals.icu Hub (Suunto, COROS, Apple Watch, Wahoo, Garmin & More) New

Through our seamless bridge with Intervals.icu, swimmers utilizing devices from Suunto, COROS, Apple Watch (Apple Health), Wahoo, Garmin, or Polar can synchronize complete aquatic workout telemetry in a single step:

• 🏊‍♂️ Second-by-Second Swim Telemetry: Continuous heart rate curves, active swimming time, wall rest intervals, stroke rate, and lap-by-lap splits.
• 🔗 Automated Calendar Workout Matching: When Swimtific receives a watch file, it automatically locates the coach's scheduled workout on the same calendar date and links them together, enabling instant side-by-side comparison of planned targets vs. actual execution.

How Does an Athlete Connect Their Device?

Coach Dashboard Device Health Bar

From the Swimmers roster, coaches can view the Wearables Avatar Bar: an icon badge indicating which devices are active for each athlete, the timestamp of the latest sync, and any token refresh or API warnings.

13. Multimedia Resource Library & Dryland Catalog Updated

Swimtific integrates a unified multimedia ecosystem that merges coach-curated instructional videos and drills with a comprehensive biomechanical dryland strength catalog containing 1,326 exercises with looping animated GIFs.

13.1. Centralized Multimedia Control Center

Accessible from the main sidebar via Resource Library, coaches have access to a full technical management dashboard:

• Instructional & Technical Videos: Embed videos from YouTube, Vimeo, Dailymotion, or direct URLs categorized by swimming stroke (Freestyle, Backstroke, Breaststroke, Butterfly, Starts, Turns, Race Strategy).
• Model Sets & Training Drills: Save technical drill progressions and model sets ready to insert into your sessions or weekly calendar.
• Automated Workout Set Scanner: Automatically scans your historical calendar to extract, index, and categorize all previously scheduled drills and videos.
• Integrated In-App Player: Clean modal player that streams external videos and loops demonstration GIFs seamlessly without leaving Swimtific.

13.2. System Dryland & Strength Catalog (1,326 Exercises with GIFs)

Integrated natively into the library under the system category 🏋️ Dryland & Strength Catalog, this technical repository provides 1,326 swim-specific dryland exercises divided into 12 subcategories:

Every exercise includes standardized naming, biomechanical execution cues, required equipment, tags, and a high-resolution looping animated GIF showing pristine swimming-specific technique.

13.3. Smart Dropdown Selector in Workout Builder (🎥 Library Button)

When authoring workouts, the 🎥 Library button next to each set's video link input opens a floating quick selector with three fast-access tabs:

• 🌟 My Videos: Displays exclusively custom videos uploaded by the coach. Perfect for aquatic sets, keeping swimming workouts free from gym clutter.
• 🏋️ Dryland Catalog: Provides instant access to all 1,326 animated exercises to quickly attach demonstration media to dryland stations.
• 🔍 All: Unified overview of all club media assets with instant live search and automatic categorization.

13.4. Interactive Dryland Workout Builder (📚 Dryland Catalog Button)

When selecting a Strength / Dryland session in the workout planner, coaches can click the primary 📚 Dryland Catalog button:

• Opens the Full Visual Catalog Modal in full-screen with category and equipment filtering chips.
• Shows full exercise cards with looping animated GIFs, biomechanical notes, and direct action triggers.
• 1-Tap Insertion: Clicking ➕ Add Exercise automatically transfers the exercise into the active workout builder, prefilling title, target sets, repetitions, recovery rest, and the animated GIF demonstration URL.

13.5. Complete Trilingual Availability

The entire ecosystem (all 1,326 exercises, technical notes, equipment labels, categories, and selector tabs) is fully localized in Spanish (ES), English (EN), and Catalan (CA).

14. Swimmi AI Assistant & Command Palette Updated

Swimmi is the artificial intelligence assistant built directly into Swimtific. Accessible 24/7 for coaches, S&C specialists, and athletes via the floating robot button 🤖 (and from the sidebar as 🧭 Swimtific Guide).

Updated Swimmi Capabilities v2.7

• Round-by-Round Block Variants: Explains how to configure subtask variations across block rounds (button 🔄 Rounds, syntax [V1: ... | V2: ...], visual builder, and independent volume/zone calculations).
• Scientific Strength & CNS Testing: Instructs on 1RM calculations, Force-Velocity (F-V) profiling, CMJ jump readiness testing, and the Neuromuscular RPE Assistant.
• Strength Favorites Library: Guides coaches through saving and inserting reusable strength blocks and full gym circuits.
• Annual Training Plan (ATP) Visibility: Explains how to lock or publish the season plan for athletes from the season menu.
• Advanced Device Sync (Whoop & Wearables): Guidance on linking sports watches, interpreting daily strain/recovery, and pairing planned workouts with watch files.
• Strength & Conditioning Module: Knowledgeable about the Transversal S&C Coach license (+€25/mo +VAT), permissions, and multi-squad club structure.
• Strength Catalog & Media Library: Answers questions on how to search the 1,326 dryland exercises with looping GIFs, how to use the 🎥 Library tabbed selector, and how to filter by equipment or biomechanical goal.
• Interactive Gym Clock: Step-by-step guidance on operating the full-screen timer with GIF form guidance for real-time gym training.
• Strength Analytics & Tonnage: Explains how cumulative lifted tonnage (kg volume) and effective sets are quantified per movement pattern.
• Poolside Live Timesheet Grid: Teaches coaches how to use the rapid live timing spreadsheet (Timesheet Excel), fast entry 1024 → 1:02.40, nested repetition blocks, and CSV export.
• Workout Visibility & Drafts: Ask "How do I hide a workout from my athletes?" or "How does publication 2h before work?" to receive step-by-step guidance.
• Feedback Gate Assistance: Explains to coaches and athletes how the 7-day rolling check-in window functions and how to resolve locked sessions.
• Analytics Permissions: Direct instructions on how to disable or enable workload charts for specific swimmers or squads.
• Poolside Diagnostics: Real-time guidance for operating the stopwatch, interpreting Lactate V4 curves, Critical Swim Speed (CSS), and World Aquatics scoring points.
• Interactive Action Shortcuts: Swimmi messages include 1-tap navigation buttons leading directly to the requested feature in the app.

Universal Command Palette Ctrl+K / Cmd+K

Swimtific includes a Global Command Palette accessible at any moment by pressing Ctrl+K (or Cmd+K on Mac) or clicking the magnifying glass icon 🔍:

Example Questions You Can Ask Swimmi

As a Coach or S&C Specialist:

• "How does the interactive Gym Clock work?"
• "Where can I analyze strength tonnage and effective sets?"
• "How do I use the poolside live timesheet spreadsheet?"
• "How do I add a transversal S&C coach to my club?"
• "How do I create a swimming or dryland gym workout?"
• "What does the ACWR mean and when is an athlete in the injury danger zone?"
• "How do I auto-import drill videos or browse the 1,326 dryland exercises?"

As an Athlete:

• "How do I connect my Garmin or Polar watch?"
• "How do I submit my RPE wellness check-in?"
• "Where do I view my strength workouts and looping demonstration GIFs?"
• "Why is my training session locked with a feedback padlock?"

15. Languages & Accessibility Updated

Full Tri-Lingual Support: Spanish, English & Catalan New

Swimtific delivers a complete native experience across three languages: Spanish (🇪🇸), English (🇬🇧), and Catalan (🏴). The platform automatically detects your browser's preferred language upon loading. You can switch your preferred language at any time:

• On the public website, using the language selector dropdown in the top header.
• Inside the application, by navigating to My Profile → Preferences.
• In this User Manual, using the direct switcher pills 🇪🇸 ES | 🇬🇧 EN | 🏴 CA in the sidebar and header banner.

Localization is 100% comprehensive: user interface, training calendars, analytics engines, swimming, strength, and running workout builders, diagnostic calculators, system alerts, and the conversational Swimmi AI assistant.

Dark Mode

Swimtific supports a high-contrast dark theme, accessible from profile preferences or the mobile menu. Theme settings synchronize seamlessly with your operating system preferences.

Progressive Web App (PWA) — Install as Native App

Swimtific is engineered as a modern Progressive Web App. Install it directly onto your device with zero app store friction:

• iOS (Safari): Tap the Share icon → "Add to Home Screen".
• Android (Chrome): Tap the menu (⋮) → "Install app" or tap the instant installation prompt.
• Desktop (Chrome/Edge): Click the install icon located inside the browser address bar.

Once installed, Swimtific supports offline access for cached workouts and synchronizes queued updates in the background as soon as connectivity is restored.