InnoSportLab De Tongelreep

What InnoSportLab De Tongelreep does

InnoSportLab De Tongelreep is a Dutch research foundation (legally Stichting Fieldlab Zwemsport) operating from the National Swimming Centre De Tongelreep in Eindhoven, Netherlands. Founded in 2012, the lab delivers scientific measurement and analysis of swimming performance for elite athletes, national teams, coaches, recreational swimmers, and triathletes, as well as product testing services for SME entrepreneurs in the water-sports sector. Its core technology stack is purpose-built and co-located in an instrumented competition pool, comprising a 3D underwater camera system with LED marker tracking, a Kistler force-plate starting block, a Live Delay video feedback system, a MAD (Measuring Active Drag) system, a Towing System, validated swimming-specific VO2 max testing, and a proprietary Race Analysis software pipeline that converts video into quantitative metrics.

The organization's revenue is diversified across three channels. A direct-to-consumer offering, Open Analysis Sessions, prices at €99 per swimmer in group format and is booked through Microsoft Forms on islt.nl. A professional-services channel consists of long-standing performance analysis and embedded scientist contracts with the Royal Dutch Swimming Federation (KNZB), the Dutch National and Paralympic Swimming Teams, and tournament service provision for LEN and British Swimming at events such as the 2022 European Championships in Rome. A managed-services channel offers SME product research subsidized via Dutch knowledge vouchers (50% rebate up to €3,750).

Strategically, the lab is anchored by an ecosystem of partnerships that includes KNZB, the Municipality of Eindhoven, Brabant Sport, Sport Innovator, VU Amsterdam, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen/UMCG, and the Nationale Raad Zwemveiligheid, alongside community-facing sub-brands MijnZwemcoach and SwimStar Gestel. Operating geographies are primarily the Netherlands, with episodic international tournament services in cities such as Budapest, Rome, and Bucharest.

Name

InnoSportLab De Tongelreep

Legal name

Stichting Fieldlab Zwemsport

Website

https://islt.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

InnoSportLab De Tongelreep is a Dutch research foundation that delivers technology-driven swimming performance analysis — 3D motion capture, force-plate starting data, drag and VO2 max testing — to elite athletes, national federations, coaches, recreational swimmers, and SME product developers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sports Performance Analysis Services

NAICS

Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing (334516)

SIC

Services-Testing Laboratories (8734), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731), Laboratory Analytical Instruments (3826)

akta.pro primary industry

Aquatic Centers & Swimming Facilities (MPAKAEAF)

Keywords

• Swimming performance analysis
• Sports biomechanics testing
• Athlete performance measurement
• Swim technique analysis
• Sports science research

Headquarters

HQ city

Eindhoven

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Analysis Sessions: Paid Open Analysis Sessions at €99 per swimmer for group format (4-7 participants). Includes video analysis, feedback, and personalized reports.
2. Research Partnerships with KNZB: Long-standing collaboration with Royal Dutch Swimming Federation for race analysis, performance monitoring, and talent identification. National teams receive measurement and analysis services.
3. Product Research Services: Knowledge voucher program (50% rebate, max €3,750) for SME entrepreneurs seeking answers to product, process, or service innovation questions related to swimming.
4. Knowledge Voucher Subsidies: Government-subsidized knowledge voucher covering 50% of research costs, maximum value €3,750 per voucher for qualifying SME entrepreneurs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

InnoSportLab De Tongelreep operates a swimming performance analysis and research facility at the National Swimming Centre De Tongelreep in Eindhoven, Netherlands. It delivers paid swim analysis sessions to individual swimmers and provides measurement, race analysis, talent identification, and research services to national swimming federations, elite athletes, coaches, and SME entrepreneurs developing water-related products.

Product overview

InnoSportLab De Tongelreep operates as a technology and research facility offering an integrated suite of swimming performance analysis products and services. The core portfolio centers on the 3D System for three-dimensional stroke capture, the Live Delay System for immediate video feedback, the MAD System for active drag measurement, the Towing System for hydrodynamic testing, and the Kistler Starting Block with force plate analysis. These hardware and software systems are supported by Video Analysis and Race Analysis services that convert footage into quantitative metrics. The lab also offers public Open Analysis Sessions and a Product Research Services program with knowledge vouchers for entrepreneurs. The unified offering connects athletes, coaches, and organizations through technology-enabled performance insights.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• MijnZwemcoach: A program by the KNZB (Royal Dutch Swimming Federation) that helps both beginner and experienced swimmers improve their swimming technique, fitness, and confidence in the water.
• SwimStar Gestel

Products and services

• Open Analysis Sessions

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduced butterfly turn time from 1.3s to 1.05s during single training session for elite swimmer Velimir Stjepanović
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability3 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered major, core and minor.

• Province of North Brabant (Provincie Noord-Brabant)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Financial supporter of SwimStar Gestel project, a pilot initiative bringing swimming education to children in Gestel borough of Eindhoven with focus on diversity and inclusivity.
• British SwimmingcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Joint video service provision during European Championships in Rome. 10 analysts from both organizations filmed and analyzed races for LEN (European Swimming Federation). Fifth tournament collaboration for video service provision.
• KNZB (Royal Dutch Swimming Federation)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing collaboration (over 10 years) on race analysis, performance monitoring, talent identification, and development research. InnoSportLab provides measurement and analysis services for national team athletes. Collaboration includes PhD projects and talent development programs.
• Municipality of Eindhoven (Gemeente Eindhoven)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partner supporting the National Swimming Centre De Tongelreep and InnoSportLab operations. Organized governmental visit by House of Representatives members to showcase plans for the facility.
• Brabant SportmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional sports organization in North Brabant supporting SwimFun project bridging gap between swimming lessons and club sports for children.
• Sport InnovatorcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCertified Partner of Sport Innovator, a national sports innovation platform supporting innovative sports technology and research initiatives.
• Dutch Dolphin Swimming ClubmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSwimming school collaboration on innovative swimming lessons project using gamification-based teaching methods. Joint diploma event for children completing swimming courses.
• VU University Amsterdam (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnership on PhD research projects including swimming lesson methodology optimization with Professor Peter Beek (coordination dynamics) and Professor Jeroen Smeets.
• Rijksuniversiteit Groningen (RUG) and UMCGcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation on talent identification and development research project led by Aylin Post. Collaboration for PhD defense 'Demystifying Swimming Talent' at Rijksuniversiteit Groningen.
• LEN (Ligue Européenne de Natation)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean Swimming Federation engaged InnoSportLab and British Swimming to provide video service during European Championships, filming all races and sharing with video analysts and coaches from participating countries.
• Nationale Raad Zwemveiligheid (NRZ)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership on PhD project focused on swimming lesson improvement and child water safety, working to optimize swimming teaching methods based on self-determination theory.
• PSVminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as partner logo on About page, indicating broader sports ecosystem collaboration in Eindhoven region.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Catapult Sports: Provider of wearable athlete-tracking and performance-analytics technology used by elite teams across multiple sports, including swimming. Highly comparable business model of selling data-driven performance insights to federations and professional clubs.
• British Swimming (Performance Science team): National federation's in-house performance science and video-analysis function, co-deployed with InnoSportLab at European Championships. Comparable mandate of serving elite swimmers with advanced analysis, but operated by the federation rather than an independent lab.
• Dartfish: Specialist in sports video analysis software used by coaches and federations (including swimming) to break down technique frame-by-frame. Closely comparable to InnoSportLab's Live Delay and Video Analysis services.
• STATSports: Provider of GPS-based athlete tracking and performance analysis for elite teams. Similar technology-plus-services model applied to sport performance, with federations and clubs as primary customers.

Emerging players

• FORM Athletica: Maker of FORM Smart Swim Goggles with a heads-up display that delivers real-time metrics to swimmers. Targets the same swimming-performance-improvement use case as InnoSportLab via consumer hardware rather than facility-based analysis.

Broad incumbents

• Aspire Academy: Large multi-sport performance institute with extensive biomechanics, physiology, and analytics capability. Analogous facility-based, science-driven model but at much greater scale and across multiple sports.
• Hawk-Eye Innovations: Sports officiating and tracking technology used at major tournaments (including swimming for video review). Overlaps with InnoSportLab's video-capture-and-analysis role at LEN European Championships.
• Kistler Group: Global manufacturer of high-precision force plates, sensors, and measurement systems. Supplies the Kistler starting block InnoSportLab uses and competes broadly in sports, automotive, and industrial biomechanics.
• Polar Electro: Established sports wearables and heart-rate / performance monitoring brand with a swimming-specific product line. Competes in adjacent performance-monitoring territory rather than facility-based biomechanics.

Others

• Speedo Aqualab: Speedo's in-house research lab focused on swim-suit hydrodynamics and product testing. Adjacent comparator because it operates testing pools and serves similar equipment-manufacturer use cases that InnoSportLab addresses for SMEs and federations.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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