Pool swim mode Does not record distance on kick sets

I have a Fenix 6S pro solar. Software is up to date. Auto rest is off. When i complete kick sets or single arm drills (right arm) fenix does not detect any movement at all. All of my kick sets show up as “rest.” My coach tells me i must have “auto lap” on. But i cant find any way to turn auto lap on or off for a pool swim. Am i missing something? It seems to me the only way to record kick sets is in drill mode. Is it possible to go in and out of drill mode within the same workout?

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PaulDN81 over 3 years ago in reply to Dr Phil +1

To add to this if you are doing workouts you have in advance (as opposed to a coach giving you sets from the pool deck) you can also set up the workout in Connect and if you select "Drill" for the stroke…

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0 Dr Phil over 3 years ago

Hdstreetrider said:
It seems to me the only way to record kick sets is in drill mode. Is it possible to go in and out of drill mode within the same workout?

Correct. Yes it is possible to go in and out of drill mode. Enter drill mode when you start any drills, do the drill, press lap to end the drill, enter the distance, then scroll to the swim screen and swim. Repeat as necessary

0 PaulDN81 over 3 years ago in reply to Dr Phil

To add to this if you are doing workouts you have in advance (as opposed to a coach giving you sets from the pool deck) you can also set up the workout in Connect and if you select "Drill" for the stroke for an interval it will switch to drill mode for that interval. This also means the watch will prompt you for each interval and countdown your rest automatically.

0 2814785 over 2 years ago

Just get an Apple Watch Series 4 or better. It will track the kick sets automatically. Just start the workout when you start to swim and stop it when you are done.

I have several garmin watches and it was a pain to be switching manually to drill mode. I usually got confused.

Believe me, try it and you will thank me.