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In this GMM takeover of the SwimSwam Podcast, we have Nate Tracy, Speedo's VP of Innovation Design and Future Concepts, and Luke Mears, Lead Product Manager at Pentland Brands, to break down Speedo's latest innovation: Speedo iQ. Since the early 2000s, head-up display goggles have been heralded as the next technological breakthrough in swimming. The promise was enormous: real-time data, and performance tracking that would fundamentally change how swimmers train and race. However, for more than two decades, one problem remained. Swimmers are fiercely loyal to their goggles.
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"Speedo iQ: The Next Evolution in Swim Technology? Nate Tracy and Luke Mears Break It Down" is an episode of The SwimSwam Podcast. Runtime 53 min. Published November 5, 2026. Hit play above to stream it here, or open the free Spot Sports app for background play and offline downloads.