Case Study: Dragon boat team Manly Dragons achieves gold-medal performance with Tableau Software

Dragon boats - Customer Case Study

Key Data Consulting, led by data architect Dave Keys and a Tableau Alliance partner, helps organizations turn complex data into actionable insights. Dave applied that expertise to his club team, the Manly Dragons, which had been coached largely by gut feel and needed a more scientific, measurable way to improve paddling technique and race performance.

The team deployed sensors to capture paddle power, angle, twist and boat speed, then visualized and shared the data in Tableau Public to compare paddlers, drive individualized training and refine race starts. This iterative, data-driven approach delivered clear performance gains — including consecutive club crew World Championship golds and strong national results — while providing high ROI through free Tableau Public exposure and academic interest.

Dragon boats

David Keys

Principal/Director