Swimming Metrics (Pool Swimming); Swimming Styles; Pace And Distance; Strokes - Polar Electro V800 Owner's Manual

Jumping into water or strenuous muscle movement during competitive swimming may shift the sensor
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on your body where ECG signals are not detected.

SWIMMING METRICS (POOL SWIMMING)

Swimming metrics help you analyze each swimming session, and follow your performance and progress in
the long run. The metrics record your swim distance, time and pace, stroke rate, and also identify your
swimming style. In addition, with the help of the SWOLF score you can improve your swimming technique.
To get the most accurate information, make sure your have set which hand you wear V800 on. This can be set
in V800 General Settings.
Swimming metrics are only available in the Pool swimming profile. To get the Pool swimming profile you
must have at least 1.2 firmware on your V800.

SWIMMING STYLES

V800 recognizes your swimming style, and calculates style specific metrics as well as totals for your whole
session.
Styles V800 recognizes:
Freestyle
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Backstroke
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Breaststroke
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Butterfly
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PACE AND DISTANCE

The pace and distance measurements are based on pool length, therefore to get accurate data always make
sure you have set the correct pool length. V800 recognizes when you turn, and uses this information to give
you accurate pace and distance.

STROKES

V800 tells you how many strokes you take in a minute or per pool length. This information can be used to find
out more about your swimming technique, rhythm and timing.

SWOLF

SWOLF (short for swimming and golf) is an indirect measure of efficiency. SWOLF is calculated by adding
together your time and the amount of strokes it takes you to swim a pool length. For instance, 30 seconds and
10 strokes to swim the length of a pool will equal a SWOLF score of 40. Generally, the lower your SWOLF is
for a certain distance and style, the more efficient you are.
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