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COULD THIS BE THE FUTURE FOR
SWIMMING AND SWIMMING POOLS?
new report reveals that Swimming Pods – Emerging home
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technologically advanced entertainment technology will bring the
SWIMMING POOLS –
swimming pools, virtual reality swimming experience into the home
goggles, prosthetic flippers and without the need for water. Virtual
A LOOK AHEAD?
artificial human gills will help make Reality 3D goggles and specifically
swimming the popular sport of the future. designed couches will recreate the Pool Designs – Swimming pool
The report, commissioned by feeling and effects of swimming in the surfaces will be enhanced to deliver
‘Schweppes Abbey Well’, charts opinions comfort of the living room innovative and highly sensory pool
of experts and maps the sport’s evolution designs. Advanced pool technology
within the next 10-20 years, highlighting To celebrate the launch of the new will allow areas of water to have
potential developments to both swimming mineral water, ‘Schweppes Abbey Well’ is different temperatures and
pools and the swimmers themselves. encouraging more people to get active therapeutic benefits without the need
Advancements in nanotechnology, by offering free swims on Mondays at for physical divides
electro-fabrics and virtual reality gaming 350 participating pools around Great
are all expected to play a major role in the Britain with valid ‘Schweppes Abbey Smart Cubicles – Changing rooms will
future of swimming. The introduction of Well’ bottle caps. And for every free be transformed to include advanced
highly developed goggles, advanced swim swim redeemed, ‘Schweppes Abbey Well’ power showers that offer full
suits and the development of prosthetic will donate £1 towards projects to get bodymetric scans. Magic mirrors will
flippers and artificial blood cells is Britain Sch…wimming on the journey to also be able to show swimmers how
expected to create a new generation of London 2012. effective their training is by showing
super swimmers that could knock minutes Cathryn Sleight, Marketing Director them how they looked before and after
off record times… not just seconds. The Coca-Cola Great Britain, said: “We are their session
swimming pool environment is also delighted to have drawn upon such a
expected to change dramatically with the superb panel of experts to pull together Aqua Gyms – Swimming pools will
introduction of smart cubicles, aqua gyms this insightful report. It is fantastic to be become the new gyms with aqua
and virtual reality landscapes bringing a associated with a sport that has such an aerobics and circuits becoming the
whole new perspective on the phrase exciting future and we hope more people norm and lifeguards becoming personal
‘going to the pool for a swim’. will be inspired to participate in swimming poolside trainers
Key findings of the report include: as a result of all of these amazing
technological advancements.” Eau Natural – Ecological responsibility
Swimmers Miriam Rayman, trend analyst and report and growing flood defence needs will
Accelerated Learning – Digital goggles writer, Future Laboratory consultant, see a growing desire for natural
will relay real-time teaching to swimmers commented: “What we discovered through swimming with city centres being
and electro-fabric swim suits with pre- our research is that swimming is going to bioengineered to include natural space
programmed strokes will advance become increasingly relevant in the future. for joint community pools and flood
swimmers technique to professional Today it obviously plays a central role for defence systems
levels in record time safety reasons, for others it’s about
Underwater Fantasy – Swimming pools exercise at a low impact but in the future
will become virtual video games with there will be a whole set of new reasons to As a global partner of the Olympic
landscapes and obstacles projected into get involved with swimming. If you like Games, Coca-Cola will offer ‘Schweppes
the swimming pool or viewed through gaming, if you are interested in the Abbey Well’ as part of its diverse product
highly developed goggles intricacies of how the body works, if you portfolio at the London 2012 Games.
Super Swimmers – Prosthetic want to push the capabilities of human Spectators, media, athletes and volunteers
advancements and nanotechnology will performance, if you would enjoy swimming will be able to enjoy a range of soft drinks,
lead to athletes wearing sophisticated through a virtual world, if you live near a including bottled water, juices and sports
aids, such as motorised flippers and flood prevention lake, if you want to drinks, at the Olympic venues. spn
using human gills (artificial oxygen become pro in just a few months, if you’re
carrying blood cells) to allow faster seeking a more sensory experience, if you
SCHWEPPES ABBEY WELL
movement through the water and need to escape and reconnect with your
pc
www.getbritainschwimming.com
submersion for up to four hours body – water is your medium.”
88 swimming pool news JUNE 09 Digital edition available at
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