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Does Garmin correct the distance based on the GPS map?

I have a series of open water swims where I lose GPS very frequently (not sure if it is me or the watch)- and it calls all my swims short. The map looks like the route I swim, but when I swim in and my wife swims the same route we get a massive difference. For example- I swim 1 lap of the local lake (measured at 1.35km) and I get 0.9km and she gets nearly 1.4km. Is there anything I can do to correct the distance without losing the map etc? I have tried adding a course, but this doesn't seem to work. Any one have any ideas?

0 travis.vitek over 10 years ago

You could put the device inside your swim cap, or you could try to swim with a longer recovery (your arm out of the water for longer periods of time).