ECA System 3 - Train like a Pro
We invited Olympic athlete Nyls Korstanje to try out our most powerful model: the EVAstream 700. The former world record holder in the mixed 4 × 50 m freestyle is an expert at the butterfly stroke. And that swimming stroke asks a lot from a counter-current swimming machine, because every stroke comes with so much power.
At concept store Villa Arte, our partner Pool Builders demos the EVAstream 700 in the garden pool. Villa Arte is an exclusive concept store in Laren where interior, outdoor living, art and fashion come together in one refined concept. The perfect place, then, to take our Olympic athlete for a swim.
“I thought that I would fall out on the sides. And I would really have to be focusing on staying in one spot, but I was able to stay in one spot pretty easily.”
– Nyls Korstanje, Olympic athlete
Villa Arte
Swimming machine
EVAstream 700 – dual turbine
ECA
ECA System 3 – Train like a Pro
Underwater lighting
6 × EVAsubaqua A-serie 25W RGBW
4× EVAsubaqua S-serie 10W RGBW
Control
EVA Web app and EVA System remote
Finish
Core cover anthracite
Swimming pool size
9 × 4 m, outdoor pool
Swimming pool finish
Dark grey concrete, tiled
The project in pictures
In conversation with Nyls Korstanje
“Freedom. Swimming lets me move the way I want to. It has taken me to two Olympic Games, Tokyo and Paris, and together with three teammates I held the world record in the mixed 4 × 50 freestyle.”
“I was very excited to try it. Swimming while staying in one place is different. I thought I would drift out at the sides and really have to focus on holding my position.”
“I stayed in one spot pretty easily. It feels quite natural, although it takes a moment to get used to. The pace is high, so it’s very effective. I was a bit out of breath afterwards. And I didn’t hear any machine noise.”
“That’s really nice. You see the light switch and you think: okay, tempo up, pick up the pace. You don’t have to wait for the current to adjust.”
“Yes. We start very efficiently, catching as much water as we can, and then build up the pace through sets of 50s. Building it up like this gives you that same effect, but in a more controlled environment.”
“Maybe in the future, when I’m done as a professional, I’ll build one into my backyard. Being able to swim whenever I want, at the pace I want. That would be ideal.”