Swimming caps have been primarily designed to minimize hydrodynamic drag effect so that athletes and swimmers can move efficiently in water. But, technology invention has made it use smarter, and transformed it to a revolutionary tool for visually impaired athletes. Smart swimming caps helps in communication for blind swimmer during the swimming competition.
It has added vibration technology, which has made navigation easy for blind swimmers. Hence, smart swimming caps are considered to be a perfect example of “Evolution Through Technology”. Previously, blind swimmers could only guess finish of a lane when a team member or coach at the end of lane indicates a direction by tapping swimmer with a long pole.
This situation was rather confusing for swimmer and often creates miscommunication during the competition. But, smart swimming caps can completely solve this issue and make communication easy between swimmer and coach.
Smart swimming caps is a unique invention. Smart swimming caps are controlled by a coach outside of the pool. When in use smart swimming caps are connected and synchronized with android devices or smartphone via Bluetooth technology.
Swimmer’s coach can send a warning signal to him from his/her smartphone or smartwatch which is then compiled and transforms into a vibration within the cap of the blind swimmer which gives warning to swimmer, when to turn or when to accelerate while in competition. In addition, smart swimming caps can also record all activity data and performance of the blind swimmers for understanding progress of swimmer.
Smart swimming caps market is relatively new, currently, this technology has been invented by Samsung, and with more of such players involving in the same business could create sustainable scope of development in forecast period.
Coronavirus outbreak has halted any kind of sports activity across the globe including Paralympic games which are supposed to happen to in 2020.
As smart swimming cap is only used by visually impaired athletes and termination of Paralympic games 2020 and similar sport competition will directly impact the sales of smart swimming caps during present year. Further, coronavirus crisis has halted any kind of travelling across borders has currently created a negative scenario for smart swimming cap market.
Smart swimming caps market is relatively new and is proceeded to have bright futures all around the world. North America is expected to be largest consumer for smart swimming caps, demand is heavily driven from a long list of local blind swimming athletes, requiring smart swim caps while practicing or in actual games.
United States has a high reputation for its dominance in swimming games worldwide. In the history of Paralympic, country has won more medals in swimming sport than any other country in the world.
This clearly indicates why all swimming products including smart swimming caps have such as high demand in North America. Next to North America, East Asia is expected rank in the second place for smart swimming caps demand, and this trend is expected to continue throughout assessment period. China is forecast to be at forefront of demand.
Since more and more number of local athletes have been showcasing their talent. Furthermore, as the technology is being originated from South Korean company, country is going to enjoy a monopoly in current timeframe.
Global smart swimming caps market has been characterized to have a monopoly of one company only. Samsung in collaboration with Spanish Paralympic Committee and Cheil Spain developed this technology which has successfully replaced pole tapping with a gentle vibration at each end of the pool.
Samsung has come forward to innovate this using basic device swim cap system to smart swimming caps. Company’s new invention has still in transition phase and future is dependent on performance of athletes using the smart swimming caps
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The global Smart Swimming Caps market is bifurcated into four two segments: cap size, and region.
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