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Does the FR265 work correct on Swimming Pool? (Garmin Swim 2 seems to be imperfect...)

abram3k
over 2 years ago

Hello,

As many other users I am losing my patience with Garmin Swim 2 watch. First of all No. of distances are distorted regullary.

So, I wonder to buy ForeRunner 265, maybe they corrected the swim algorithm there? Maybe the hardware used there is better to take it? Please, if somebody uses FR265 on swimming pool - tell if it is good form pool swimming.

Thanks in advance, greetings to all!

  • 0 over 2 years ago

    Tried the swimming.

    It does not count my laps correctly. So distance is out of whack.

    But I'm not a good swimmer so my strokes are not perfect.

  • 0 over 2 years ago

    I have used it in the pool and it is accurate

  • 0 over 2 years ago

    Thanks for answer, 

    So one "+" and one "-" :-)

    it Confirms, what one of my interlocutors noticed, probably all the new generation of Garmin watches (FR255, FR 265, Instinct2,...) are using the same software modules. Something like Samsung has one Android, adapted to different hardware on different phone models. It makes development easy. So whatever I buy - will be very similar. It is not optimistic for now, maybe software updates will change something? Risk in money spending is not fine :-)

    Proceeding of swimming activity in the pools did seem to me not too complicated. And it was not complicated when I was using Garmin Swim (1) for a few years - maybe one-two incorrect count a month. Last day my Garmin Swim 2 displayed a "new record" after swimming, making my speed on the Michael Phelps level :-) Of course by adding me laps (and the time was as it was). So, not only the swimming technique could be a problem, but having all my history the watch should calculate, that swimming suddenly so fast is just impossible (2x faster with 2x fewer strokes...)

    Maybe I will look for something other (Suunto?) but it is theme for another forum :-)