HRM swim discontinued in 2025?

Hi All,

Looking at https://www.garmin.com/en-AU/p/512311/pn/010-12342-00 seems the old HRM swim has been discontinued. What is the recommended replacement that is suited for pools, namely that it sticks to the body without the need for a suit and that has the protective coating against pool chemicals?

Been sitting on the fence of buying a new watch until I know I have compatibility with whatever the new HRM swim is.

Thanks for any pointers.

0 S.M.R. 1 month ago

Interestingly I just bought one this week, Its still on the EU and USA sites .

www.garmin.com/.../010-12342-00

0 S.M.R. 1 month ago in reply to S.M.R.

I found this

www.decathlon.com.au/.../garmin-hrm-swim-monitor-blue-garmin-3fd457a9-90a1-409e-ab21-6d031f08d375.html

0 odiseo123 1 month ago

Indeed. Thanks for the link. My concern was not so much finding one at a reseller, but the risk of it being discontinued (as it is already quite old).

Maybe the Garmin AU store is simply out of stock and I was jumping to conclusions. Thanks for the info about the EU/USA markets.

0 odiseo123 1 month ago in reply to S.M.R.

Thanks!

I appreciate the link though I was not so much concerned about finding a reseller, but more about the HRM being discontinued.

Your comment on the USA/EU sites is somewhat reassuring. Maybe the AU site is simply out of stock and I was jumping to conclusion. I will wait maybe 1-2 weeks to see if it truly a stock issue.

Thanks for taking the time to respond and google around

0 S.M.R. 1 month ago in reply to odiseo123

Sure, interestingly I'm sure when I looked a while back (a year or so I guess) it wasn't on the USA store either , but i many be misremembering, so I was quite surprised to find one in the last few weeks.

When reading about the HRM-200 that was just released and the reason for the added complexity , I was wondering if all the other HRM ranges will also be updated to meet theses new requirements.

Glad I found one as the OHR gives too high readings and skews the other metrics on the watch (I mainly run) and teh HRM-PRO is useless to swim with (without a full suit I guess) as it just slips down immediately. Done three Pool swims with the HRM-Swim and it works well for my casual pool swims.

I use a FR965.

0 ROGOAN 23 days ago in reply to S.M.R.

Just in the process of exchanging my HRM Swim for a replacement and have been told they are discontinued so they are offering the HRM Pro but I did point out they are still advertised on Garmin sites.

0 S.M.R. 23 days ago in reply to ROGOAN

Joys!