FishEveryone: the Fetchland swimming wire

98 watchers
KatieB
KatieB
Mar 2022
11:46am, 25 Mar 2022
8,744 posts
  •  
  • 0
KatieB
No the exercise god isn’t telling you anything, although it can feel like that. I think letting the ears settle again and then coming back to it is good. Hope you get some great cycling done.
Goofee
Goofee
Mar 2022
2:23pm, 25 Mar 2022
4,120 posts
  •  
  • 0
Goofee
Is there a reliable Garmin app for counting pool lengths?

I've loaded Connect IQ Pool Swim on to my FR235 but it's extremely inaccurate, yesterday it suggested I'd swum 86 lengths which I knew was way out but I hadn't kept count. Today I did count and it's telling me 81 rather than the actual 60!
The Mussile
The Mussile
Mar 2022
3:00pm, 25 Mar 2022
961 posts
  •  
  • 0
The Mussile
Probably not helpful Goofee but I found the Garmin swim watch pretty reliable and cheapish and I think there is now a new version available. My Suunto 9 is also pretty good as long as I let it run and don't bother with the lap button - also has a swim clock face which is ace for doing intervals
Hobie
Hobie
Mar 2022
3:04pm, 25 Mar 2022
35 posts
  •  
  • 0
Hobie
Not sure about apps I'm afraid, but there's some things you can do to keep your lap counting more reliable: stick to one stroke per length; kick off and glide at the wall (the accelerometer detecting this is key to the watch recognising you've turned); if you stop for a rest, try not to move your watch arm too much (adjusting goggles, drinking etc) so that it doesn't think you're still moving.

I've got a Garmin Swim 2 and it's super accurate.
Goofee
Goofee
Mar 2022
7:06pm, 25 Mar 2022
4,121 posts
  •  
  • 0
Goofee
Okay, thanks for the info, for the time being at least it looks like keeping time with the app and counting laps myself!
Northern Exile
Northern Exile
Mar 2022
10:44pm, 25 Mar 2022
8,564 posts
  •  
  • 0
Northern Exile
The Garmin swim app on the VA4 is pretty good for pool swimming and records the distance accurately. I would love an open water app if anybody can recommend one.
poppyH
poppyH
Apr 2022
4:53pm, 11 Apr 2022
1,561 posts
  •  
  • 0
poppyH
The wonderful Fetch has added Lido as a swim training category, I should have requested it sooner!
Helegant
Helegant
Apr 2022
10:26pm, 23 Apr 2022
7,151 posts
  •  
  • 0
Helegant
^^^ oooh, goody. Now to get Fetch himself to the lido :-)
EvilPixie
EvilPixie
May 2022
4:00pm, 13 May 2022
32,582 posts
  •  
  • 0
EvilPixie
how we all doing?
Best Post Covid swim today with 1km averaging 2.36
Just need to see if I can translate this to OW!
GregP
GregP
May 2022
4:02pm, 13 May 2022
135,330 posts
  •  
  • 0
GregP
Nice going pix

About This Thread

Maintained by GregP
A bit of TI, a bit of SwimSmooth, a lot of Fetchie support, advice and bants

---

Thread Bookshop:
* The Swimming Drill Book: waterstones.com
* SwimSmooth: waterstones.com

Useful Links

FE accepts no responsibility for external links. Or anything, really.

Related Threads

  • swimming









Back To Top

Tag A User

To tag a user, start typing their name here:
X

Free training & racing tools for runners, cyclists, swimmers & walkers.

Fetcheveryone lets you analyse your training, find races, plot routes, chat in our forum, get advice, play games - and more! Nothing is behind a paywall, and it'll stay that way thanks to our awesome community!
Get Started
Click here to join 113,718 Fetchies!
Already a Fetchie? Sign in here