Exclusive video with goggle brand Form shows how the Norwegian triathlon team is using data to drive hydrodynamic efficiency and prepare for the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics <\/p>
Two of the best triathletes in the world, Kristian Blummenfelt<\/a> and Gustav Iden<\/a>, have provided exclusive insight into their swim training, courtesy of their swim goggle sponsors, FORM.<\/strong><\/p>\n The company behind the world\u2019s first augmented-reality swim goggles<\/strong><\/a> has released a short film that takes an inside look into the Norwegian pair\u2019s swim training protocol as they continue their 2024 Paris Olympics qualification campaign.<\/p>\n As well as reigning Olympic champion Blummenfelt and Ironman world champion Iden, the video features their coach and sports science guru Olav Aleksander Bu<\/strong><\/a>, who talks about how they use data differently than their peers. <\/span><\/p>\n The documentary takes place at a high-altitude training centre in Sierra Nevada, Spain, where Olav also reveals how the team optimises swimming technique, maximises efficiency, and achieves peak performance. <\/span><\/p>\n The Norwegian team is renowned for its use of sports science in its approach to training \u2013 which not all pro triathletes agree with<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 and the film goes on to explore this convergence of science and athleticism as the limits of human potential in the triathlon world are redefined.<\/span><\/p>\n Twenty-seven-year-old Iden will be hoping to vastly improve his short-course swim speed before Paris, as he\u2019s often in the last pack out of the swim in World Triathlon racing<\/strong><\/a>. His results so far read: 52nd (Abu Dhabi) and 39th (Yokohama).<\/p>\n Blummenfelt has only raced Yokohama to date, where he finished eighth.<\/p>\nHow Kristian Blummenfelt and Gustav Iden are improving swim form<\/strong><\/h2>\n