Start phase (0-15m)
Everything from the gun to the moment the swimmer crosses the 15-meter mark.
- Reaction timeSeconds from the starting gun to the swimmer's first movement on the block. Captured from the start segment only.
- Dive flight timeSeconds from feet leaving the blocks to hands entering the water. The aerial phase of the dive.
- Water entry speedMeters per second when hands enter the water. The peak input speed of the dive.
- Underwater kick countNumber of dolphin kicks performed underwater off the start (and per turn, separately).
- Underwater timeSeconds spent below the surface before the head breaks the water.
- Breakout speedUnderwater segment speed in m/s — breakout distance divided by underwater time. The single best indicator of underwater quality.
- Breakout distanceMeters from the wall (or start) to the point where the head breaks the surface. Up to 15m by rule.
- 0-15m timeTotal seconds from the gun to the 15-meter line. Combines reaction, dive, and underwater quality.
Speed phase (15-45m)
The pure swimming zone after dive momentum is gone, before the wall comes into play.
- Peak swimming speedThe fastest 10-meter swimming segment in the race, in m/s, with the segment label (e.g., 15-25m).
- Clean swimming speedAverage speed in the 15-35m zone — dive momentum gone, turn wall not yet in play. True swimming speed.
- Speed per 10-meter segmentSpeed in m/s for every 10-meter segment of the speed phase (15-25m, 25-35m, 35-45m).
- Distance per stroke (DPS)Meters covered per stroke cycle, per lap. The efficiency metric — higher DPS means longer, more efficient strokes.
- Stroke rate / tempoStrokes per minute (spm) and seconds per cycle, per lap and aggregate. The rhythm metric.
- Stroke indexSpeed × DPS. A composite efficiency score that captures both speed and stroke quality in one number.
- Fastest 10m segment timeSeconds for the single fastest 10-meter swimming segment. Useful for benchmarking pure swimming speed.
Turn phase
Wall to wall: approach, push-off, underwater, breakout, and the post-turn segment. Per turn, plus aggregates.
- Turn timeSeconds spent in the 5m-in + 15m-out turn window, per turn. The composite wall metric.
- Approach speedSpeed in m/s in the 5 meters before the wall. How fast the swimmer attacks the wall.
- Turn exit speedSpeed in m/s in the 65-75m segment — the swimming segment immediately after the underwater.
- Per-turn underwater kicksDolphin kick count for each turn separately. Identifies which turns the swimmer is shorting.
- Per-turn breakout distanceMeters from the wall to surface, per turn. Reveals consistency across the race.
- Per-turn glide timeSeconds spent in pre-kick streamline off the wall, per turn.
Pace phase (65-95m)
The decisive part of any race longer than 50m. Maintenance, tempo, and efficiency.
- Maintenance speedAverage speed across the second half of the race. The most reliable predictor of final time in races 100m and up.
- Speed per pace segmentSpeed in m/s for each 10-meter segment of the back half (65-75m, 75-85m, 85-95m). Where the race is decided.
- Tempo change between lapsSeconds per cycle, lap 1 vs lap 2. A positive number means the swimmer is slowing down (and spinning faster to compensate).
- SWOLFTime + strokes per length — a composite efficiency score. Lower is better. Tracks technique fatigue across a race.
- Optimal tempoThe tempo (in seconds per cycle) at which the swimmer's stroke index peaks. The personal efficiency sweet spot.
- Optimal DPSDistance per stroke at the swimmer's best stroke index. The target DPS in race-pace work.
Finish phase (75-100m)
The last 25 meters. Whether the swimmer attacked the wall or faded into it.
- Last 15m timeSeconds for the final 15 meters. The closing speed signature.
- Last 25m timeSeconds for the final 25 meters. The classic closing benchmark.
- Closing percentageFinish-segment speed as a percentage of race-average speed. 96%+ is elite; below 90% indicates a hard fade.
- Finish speedSpeed in m/s during the finish segment. Distance-aware — adapts to event length.
- Stroke rate per finish segmentStrokes per minute in the 85-95m and 95-100m windows. Identifies whether the swimmer crashes the rate or holds form.
Cross-race intelligence
Patterns and bests built across a swimmer's full race history, not just the current race.
- Personal-best race overlaySide-by-side view of any race against the swimmer's PB. Shows exactly where time was gained or lost, segment by segment.
- Multi-race progression trackingEvery metric tracked across the swimmer's full race history. See whether DPS, breakout speed, or maintenance is improving over time.
- Theoretical best raceConstructs the swimmer's fastest possible race by taking each segment's personal best. Reveals what's already inside the swimmer's data.
- Per-metric personal bestsPersonal bests for every metric — not just final time. Best breakout speed, best DPS, fastest turn, lowest reaction, and so on.
- Volatile segment detectionIdentifies the segments where the swimmer's performance varies the most across races — the technique that's still inconsistent.
Platform capabilities
What EasySpeed supports beyond the analysis engine.
- All four strokes plus IMFreestyle, backstroke, butterfly, breaststroke, and individual medley. Each stroke gets stroke-specific markers and analysis.
- All three pool typesLong course meters (LCM, 50m), short course meters (SCM, 25m), and short course yards (SCY, 25yd). Distances stored natively.
- EasySpeed GuidePersonal AI companion for swimmers and coaches. Reads your race history, answers questions, helps you dream and plan.
- Voice-to-practice AICoaches dictate a practice description; EasySpeed parses it into structured sets, distances, intensities, and rest intervals.
- Practice creatorMobile-first practice editor with editable rows, per-athlete adaptations, intensity auto-tag, and AI re-parse.
- Team managementCoaches manage rosters of 5 to 300 athletes, assign practices, upload race videos on behalf of swimmers, and track progress at the team level.
- Heat sheet importDrop in a HyTek heat sheet and EasySpeed auto-enrolls the team's swimmers into the meet.
- Public race share pagesEvery race has a public URL with metric breakdown. Shareable to coaches, parents, recruiters.
- Four languagesEnglish, Spanish, Portuguese, and French. The whole platform — UI, Guide, practice creator — localized.
Get all of this on your races.
Upload one race. EasySpeed returns every metric on this page that applies to your event, pool, and stroke. Free to start.
Analyze a race