Garmin Instinct Tactical - Crashing During 50m Pool Swim between 1200 meters - 2000 meters - Software Version 12.20

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Hi All,

RE: Garmin Instinct Tactical - Crashing During 50m Pool Swim between  1200 meters -  2000 meters  - Software Version 12.20

I've had my Garmin Instinct Tactical since the 4th January 2021 I have completed 4 swim session of  2Km (2000 meters) and the watch crashed every time.

This is a repeatable event. The watch reboots between 1200m and 2000m.

When the watch crashes I loose the data from the last about 400 meters and have to manually upload the data to the Garmin connect site.

Todays swim session I enabled auto button lock to prevent myself from bumping the buttons in case I accidently pressed the button on the last 3 swim session. 

I completed the 2000m swim and all looked good. I unlocked the button by holding a button for a few seconds then I pressed the stop button and then it rebooted. 

I was so hopeful the whole session was recorded but it lost 400 meters of data and I had to manually upload the .fit file to Garmin connect.

I am swimming freestyle in a 50m indoor pool. It accurately records my laps and the distance fine up until it reboots.

Is anyone else experiencing this issue?