Vasa SwimErg - Meters and Pace Calculations in the Power Meter

30 August 2022
Vasa SwimErg User’s Manual
ENTRY MID-STROKE FINISH RECOVERY CYCLE COMPLETE
SIMULTANEOUS ARM: ONE STROKE CYCLE
ENTRY MID-STROKE FINISH RECOVERY CYCLE COMPLETE
ALTERNATING ARM: ONE STROKE CYCLE
PART 2 - Using the SwimErg
METERS AND PACE CALCULATIONS IN THE POWER METER
The Vasa SwimErg Power Meter simulates the performance of the athlete by measuring the force (many
times per second) during a stroke and powering a model through the water using that information.
During each increment the Power Meter calculates the distance covered in that increment and adds that
tothetotaldistance.TheMETERSdisplayeldshowsthattotaldistance.ThePower Meter also keeps
track of the distance and time at the start of each stroke and uses this information to calculate the
averagepaceduringthatstroke.Paceisdisplayedinthe/100MeldwithinSwimView.
NOTE: Pace and distance accumulated are calculated to approximate the pace and distance. For
swimmersitiscalculatedwithoutastartorturns,while“pulling”withapullbuoy(similartoopenwater
swimming).
DEFINITION OF STROKE
ThePowerMeterdenesa“stroke”asthecompletionofonearm/paddlecycle.
ALTERNATING ARM STROKES (freestyle, Nordic single poling, surf paddling, KAYAK/
SUP, canoe padding). One stroke would be the complete of one cycle of both the left and right
arms.ThePowerMeterwillstartcollectingdataonwhicheversideyoustarttherstpull(leftorright).
SIMULTANEOUS ARM STROKES (buttery, breaststroke, Nordic double poling)
One stroke would be the completion of one cycle, from entry through recovery with both arms
NOTE: If you change they type of stroke during a workout (from double arm to alternating arms, or
vice versa), the Power Meter will auto detect the change and adjust the stroke data within 2 or 3 stroke
cycles.