Garmin Swim 3 ???

Swim 2 is almost 4 years old now.
Is it expected Garmin Swim 3 to be released soon ?
Is there any info about that?
We wait for such device with new hardware and improved accuracy and functionality.

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kristian_kostov over 1 year ago in reply to PG +7

To be honest I love Swim 2 and it is great device, one of the best for swimming.

But there are many things to be fixed/improved and some new functionalities related to swimming to be added.
But the main…
1488229 11 months ago +2

New rumours??
frankgalioto 11 months ago in reply to 1488229 +2

This got me all remorseful initially because I just ordered a 265 to replace my Swim 2, but even considering that this is wild speculation, the differences aren't all that much.

Most is basic latest…

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0 PG 10 months ago in reply to chris_in_cal

Actually both look like touchscreen toys. Neither seems to be really suitable for in water use. Fortunately Garmin also realized that many people hate the touchscreen, and in serious sports watches they kept button operation as well.

0 kristian_kostov 9 months ago

Finally Garmin 165 is here !
I think it is closest to what we all need from Swim 3.
Amoled, large font option, SpO2,
Open water and Pool modes, Drills and workouts support ...
And price is comparable to Swim 2
www.garmin.com/.../1055469

0 frankgalioto 9 months ago in reply to kristian_kostov

Came here to say the same about the 165. For $299 its just a little more than the Swim2 list but its better on every dimension. It has all the swim options!

0 kristian_kostov 9 months ago in reply to frankgalioto

Yes, even version without music is $249 ...

0 9226713 9 months ago in reply to kristian_kostov

Yes, all those you wrote are needed.
I want to add some more
- Tide information, helps plan for openwater
- Bigger battery and solar charging, body may be bigger instead of thicker.
- Editable activity screen, individual focuses different area, while activity, I want to chose which one on first screen, top middle or bottom. To me maybe Time, Distance, Heart Rate.

0 PG 8 months ago in reply to kristian_kostov

Just a warning, FR165 does NOT have all the features what Swim2 has.

See comparison, swimming functions

https://www.garmin.com/en-US/compare/?compareProduct=1055469&compareProduct=665374

Missing:

- pacing alerts

- pool swim workouts

- CSS

- external swimming HRM compatibility

My personal comments on the missing functionalities:

Most people who complain about Swim2 have problem because they use swim workouts - they still need triathlon watch

Pacing alert sounds a useful option, but I never used it.

I made CSS tests always manually, as I never trusted the workout function. Garmin does not use the potential of CSS beside of storing the data.

Swimming with external HRM felt always awkward for me, OHR is unreliable though

Side note:

It says that advanced workouts are supported, but swim workouts not! If someone buys FR165, needs to get confirmation from Garmin or seller

0 cyphercat 7 months ago in reply to PG

I am checking on whether I should replace my squeaky Swim2 with a FR165 and one of the things I love about Swim2 was the external HRM. This is a real bummer if it cannot, but I checked and found a newer version of chest strap HRM called HRM-Pro Plus. It'll have to do, if it comes to that :-\

The other thing is, HRM in water was useful in the earlier days for me but not so much now that I have done a few years of that (and limited usefulness for long distance swimming).

FR165 it is then!

0 frankgalioto 7 months ago in reply to cyphercat

I recently posted in the Accessories forum about the HRM Pro+ and whether it was suitable for lap swimming. Consensus was that it worked in a pinch but tended to slip and move quite a bit... the HRM Swim was still my best bet. So may want to keep that in mind

0 3852065 5 months ago in reply to chris_in_cal

The venu3 doesn't have structured swim workouts which is so silly because it would be so easy to include it they don't for some reason.

0 S.M.R. 5 months ago in reply to frankgalioto

I tried my HRM Pro and I found it slipped to much