Swimming In Open Water; Going For A Pool Swim; Tips For Swimming Activities - Garmin FORERUNNER 255 Series Owner's Manual

Swimming in Open Water

You can record swim data including distance, pace, and stroke rate. You can add data screens to the default
open water swimming activity
1 Press START.
2 Select Open Water.
3 Go outside and wait while the device locates satellites.
4 Press START to start the activity timer.
5 Start swimming.
6 Press UP or DOWN to view additional data pages (optional).
7 After you complete your activity, press STOP, and select Save.

Going for a Pool Swim

1 Press START.
2 Select Pool Swim.
3 Select your pool size, or enter a custom size.
4 Press START.
The device records swim data only while the activity timer is running.
5 Start your activity.
The device automatically records swim intervals and lengths.
6 Press UP or DOWN to view additional data pages (optional).
7 When resting, press BACK to pause the activity timer.
8 Press BACK to restart the activity timer.
9 After you complete your activity, press STOP, and select Save.

Tips for Swimming Activities

• Press BACK to record an interval during open water swimming.
• Before starting a pool swimming activity, follow the on-screen instructions to select your pool size or enter a
custom size.
The watch measures and records distance by completed pool lengths. The pool size must be correct to
display accurate distance. The next time you start a pool swimming activity, the watch uses this pool size.
You can hold UP, select the activity settings, and select Pool Size to change the size.
• For accurate results, swim the entire pool length, and use one stroke type for the entire length. Pause the
activity timer when resting.
• Press BACK to record a rest during pool swimming
The device automatically records swim intervals and lengths for pool swimming.
• To help the device count your lengths, use a strong push off the wall and glide before your first stroke.
• When doing drills, you must either pause the activity timer or use the drill logging feature
Drill Log, page 9).
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