The Apple Watch is set to make a splash throughout the World Surf League’s season this year. The WSL has announced that the Apple Watch is now &

Apple Watch is now the ‘official wearable’ of the World Surf League, its first such endorsement

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2023-01-27 16:30:11

The Apple Watch is set to make a splash throughout the World Surf League’s season this year. The WSL has announced that the Apple Watch is now “the official wearable equipment” of the league, and there’s a new WSL Surfer app that will “provide athletes with key information in real-time.”

This marks the first time that the Apple Watch has been named the “official competitor equipment in a professional sports environment.”Throughout the Championship Tour (CT) season, elite WSL CT athletes will get access to the new WSL Surfer app on Apple Watch Series 8 and Apple Watch Ultra to keep them informed while in the water during competition,” the league explained in a press release today.

The specially-developed WSL Surfer app on Apple Watch syncs with the WSL Scoring System in real time. This provides athletes in competition with the information they need including scores, wave priority, and time in the heat directly to their wrist. Apple Watch is uniquely suited for this task due to its large bright screen, durable design, and cellular connectivity.

WSL competitors will receive either an Apple Watch Ultra or an Apple Watch Series 8 before each heat, and that device will come pre-loaded with the WSL Surfer app. Prior to this year’s official adoption of the Apple Watch, the WSL tested the technology over the last two seasons to “ensure it meets the needs of competition.”