Poseidon system making Olympic swimming safer

Maytronics’ AI Poseidon system is in place at eight training swimming facilities dedicated to athlete preparation in France, underscoring the importance of safety in high-performance environments.

The computer vision drowning detection technology for public and commercial pools has been installed in Chartres, the training base for the Australian team; Amiens, home to the Japanese team; Fontainebleau, chosen by the South Korean team; Taverny, the base for the Swiss team; as well as Pau, Strasbourg, Saint Raphael and Colombes.

The Poseidon system utilises a series of on-ground and underwater cameras to continuously analyse the movement of all swimmers, providing real-time analysis and ensuring an extra level of safety.

When the system detects a person motionless at the bottom of a pool for 10 seconds, an alarm is triggered via a siren with both audio and light signals. The alarm information, including the swimmer’s position and the time since detection, is displayed on a wall-mounted display and within the system interface, accompanied by images from the event.

IMAGE: AI Poseidon scanning a swimming pool (supplied Maytronics)