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Swimming reports 1600 m but it's 1600 feet

nkoq 7 months ago

Today I did my first swim with the Forerunner 55, and I did 500 m, but the app reports 1600 m. I think it mixed up feet and meters.

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4684381 7 months ago +1 suggested

See What Can Cause Swim Distance to Be Incorrect?
4684381 7 months ago in reply to nkoq +1

See Training with the Drill Log
S.M.R. 7 months ago in reply to nkoq +1

You generally use drill when you do for example kicks using a kicker board etc so not a normal stroke. I am not a regular swimmer and I managed to get laps and stroke detection working Ok with a little
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0 4684381 7 months ago

See What Can Cause Swim Distance to Be Incorrect?

0 nkoq 7 months ago in reply to 4684381

Thanks. I am not yet ready to swim this carefully, so I thought, I just will have a lap button. Later when I am ready with the technique, I will swim in a way that the distance is measured correctly. How do I add the lap button? For Pool Swim I can't add the lap button.

0 4684381 7 months ago in reply to nkoq

See Training with the Drill Log

0 nkoq 7 months ago in reply to 4684381

Thanks. What's the difference between lap and drill?

Meanwhile I bought Swimsports+ but this app is a bit much.

0 4684381 7 months ago in reply to nkoq

nkoq said:
What's the difference between lap and drill?

The log will not show the style or the number of strokes, only the time, distance and heart rate. Apparently in this.

0 S.M.R. 7 months ago in reply to nkoq

You generally use drill when you do for example kicks using a kicker board etc so not a normal stroke. I am not a regular swimmer and I managed to get laps and stroke detection working Ok with a little change. Of course one really has to concentrate on the pushes from turns as that is what triggers a lap change. Alos if you fiddle with your watch arm during a length , or perhaps bump something like the dividing rope , it may trigger a new lap. Consider it a challenge :-) to get it more accurate.

I also use this web site to adjust strokes etc if you are that way inclined.