Speedo's New Wearable Adds Speed and Stroke Tracking to Goggles You Might Already Own

Plenty of smartwatches can track pool workouts, but few wearables are specifically built for swimming. Speedo is hoping to expand swimmers’ wearable options with a new removable module for its Vanquisher goggles called Speedo iQ. The smart module can not only track all four competition strokes (freestyle, butterfly, backstroke, and breaststroke) but also offer insights into other ways your form, turns, and breathing can improve. Speedo iQ is a compact triangular module that is small enough to fit in the corner of a pair of Vanquisher goggles and can be easily popped out once an old pair wears out. The smart module includes “swim-specific sensors” that track things like head movement, pace, distance, stroke, breath, and turn data, and sync that information with a smartphone app for analysis. Speedo says the app can help swimmers review their performance, spot patterns in their training, and even receive “technique insights” that could help them swim faster. That’s the kind of in-depth data that might be more valuable for a professional athlete than someone who swims for fun at the YMCA. In comparison to other swimming-focused wearables like Form, which attempts to add a heads-up dis