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Garmin Swim Watch

tiny_clanger
tiny_clanger Posts: 301 Member
edited November 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
Hi everyone

I've just come back to swimming after a long-ish break. I'm quite a data-orientated person, I like stats about my workouts (one of the reasons I stopped swimming was not being able to tell what it was doing for me calorie-wise). I'm a Garmin junkie for cycling and running, is the Garmin swim watch worth it? Anyone use one and can give some experiences?

Thanks

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  • Djproulx
    Djproulx Posts: 3,084 Member
    Garmin multisport watches, such as the Fenix or 920XT, track swim, bike and run very well. I have a 920 w/ chest strap HRM. It can track both indoor pool or open water swims, counts laps, strokes, etc. You can also buy a swim specific HRM chest strap to track HR in the water. I know roughly 20 people in my tri club who use either the 920 or Fenix. I have not really heard any complaints about the functionality of the swim tracking features.
  • BrianSharpe
    BrianSharpe Posts: 9,248 Member
    Another vote for the 920....it's officially discontinued and you can get some great deals on them now and use the same watch for swimming, biking & running (and when you put them all together it's also got a triathlon setting)
  • scorpio516
    scorpio516 Posts: 955 Member
    I think the Vivoactive can do more than the swim can. The swim is really old. I know the 735 can, but $$$
  • NorthCascades
    NorthCascades Posts: 10,968 Member
    I've only ever heard good things about it but I think the Fenix and Forerunner watches replaced it?
  • tiny_clanger
    tiny_clanger Posts: 301 Member
    Thanks guys. Yikes at the price of the multisport watches though!! >£250 is a little more than I have to spend.... :)
  • lorrpb
    lorrpb Posts: 11,463 Member
    I sent my Garmin Swim back. Despite trying different methods could not get accurate lap count and could not get the website appbyo work.
  • Jthanmyfitnesspal
    Jthanmyfitnesspal Posts: 3,559 Member
    edited October 2017
    I want one too, but I just use my phone/chest HRM for everything else, including open water swimming (in my safety buoy). So a watch would be just for lap swimming, which just doesn't quite seem necessary, since I have gotten pretty good at counting and timing the laps. I also check my HR manually at the end of sprints. What else do you really need to know?

    PS Swam 3000yds today!
  • JetJaguar
    JetJaguar Posts: 801 Member
    I have a Garmin swim watch. I got it because I already have an older running GPS (310XT) that doesn't have swim functionality but otherwise is perfectly fine for my needs, so I didn't want to spring for a newer model.

    It doesn't have GPS functionality, so I don't know how well it would work for open water, but I find it works great for lap swimming in a pool.
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