System and Method for Providing a Person with Live Positional Training Data of an Individual as the Individual is Performing an Open Water Swimming Workout

1 . A method to provide a coach with live training data for an athlete as the athlete is performing an open water swimming workout, the method comprising:

creating an athlete profile on a training log server of a computer web-based platform, the training log server being configured to maintain a plurality of athlete profiles, the athlete profile including a training record having a plurality predefined fields, at least one of the fields corresponding to a distance aspect of an athlete's workout, at least another of the fields corresponding to a time aspect of the athlete's workout;

communicating with the platform positional workout data from a mobile tracking device worn by the athlete around a portion of a head of an athlete through a GPS communications link between the tracking device and the platform as the athlete is performing the swimming workout, the workout data including a distance aspect and a time aspect; and

permitting the coach to view the workout data of the athlete as the athlete is performing the swimming workout.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the tracking device is configured for both Wi-Fi and peer-to-peer communications.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the tracking device is configured to automatically transfer workout data to the training log server once a peer-to-peer link is established.

4 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising comparing the workout data for a given day with a planned workout and determining whether the athlete completed the workout as planned.

5 . The method of claim 4 , further comprising generating a graphical representation comparing the athlete's actual workout to the planned workout.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the updating of the training record includes calculating a cumulative training distance for a selected interval of time using the distance aspect of the workout data from the athlete.

7 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving from the athlete a selection of a coach who is to be granted access to the athlete's profile.

8 . The method of claim 7 , further comprising presenting the athlete an option to grant access to the athlete profile to the coach selected by the athlete; and

receiving, at the platform, the grant of access by the athlete for the selected coach to the athlete profile.

9 . A method to permit a person to track a user throughout one or more portions of the user's open water swim workout, the method comprising:

creating a plurality of user profiles on a training log server of a computer web-based platform, the training log server being configured to maintain a plurality of user profiles, the user profile including a training record having a plurality predefined fields, at least one of the fields corresponding to a distance aspect of a user's swim workout, at least another of the fields corresponding to a time aspect of the user's swim workout;

communicating with the platform positional swim workout data from a mobile tracking device worn by the user around a portion of a head of the user through a GPS communications link between the tracking device and the platform as the user is performing the open water swimming workout; and

permitting the person to view the workout data of the user as the user is performing the swimming workout.

10 . The method of claim 9 , further comprising recording the user's heart rate with the tracking device as the user is performing the open water swim workout.

11 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the tracking device is configured to automatically transfer workout data to the training log server once a peer-to-peer link is established.

12 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the updating of the training record includes calculating a cumulative training distance for a selected interval of time using the distance aspect of the workout data from the user.

13 . The method of claim 9 , further comprising receiving from the user a selection of a coach who is to be granted access to the user's profile.

14 . The method of claim 13 , further comprising presenting the user an option to grant access to the user profile to the coach selected by the athlete; and receiving, at the platform, the grant of access by the user for the selected coach to the user profile.

15 . A wearable mobile training device configured to sync with a training log of a user during the user's open water swim workout, comprising:

a processor;

GPS tracking circuitry configured to permit said processor to positionally track the user throughout one or more portions of an open water swimming session;

a memory, and

a wireless communications radio configured to communicate with a mobile communications device, the wearable mobile training device being configured to be worn around a head of the user, said GPS tracking circuitry being configured to communicate with the training log as the user is performing the open water swimming workout.

16 . The wearable training device of claim 15 , wherein said wireless communications radio is configured for peer-to-peer communications with the mobile communications device.

17 . The wearable training device of claim 15 , wherein the processor is configured to record the user's heart rate during the workout.