Swimming App Professional

Γεώργιος
14. August 2020

Its nice app. But gps does not work very well. When i use connect to see my exercise the gps saw me out of water.

Silvija Berger
14. August 2020

Have tested it today with vicoactive 4s. For me the GPS worked fine. I just do not understand yet the shown distance. When I finished it showed 1175m which is also written in the second page of the connect app, but as the activity result it shows a distance of 887m- i hope i will figure it out. So far I am satisfied that I can track the outdoor swim

Jose Maria
14. August 2020

Have tested it today in garmin vivoactive 4s and really happy so far. Have read some bad reviews about gps location but for me it has worked ok. I saw 61m while I was swimming but only appeared 55m in the final record, it might be something for further improvement. Would be nice if swolf can be added, and if you can differentiate different swimming types would be another plus. Will be providing further feedback later today,,

Kristofer L
14. August 2020

Why does the distance change when uploading to Strava?

Andy Shaw
13. August 2020

Have used this app a few times. Calories and time swam were ok but distance way off. I swam 900m but it recorded 255. The map showed me swimming on land . Having read the details it explained the app lost GPS signal when under water but surely that’s the whole point of an open water swimming app.

Pascal
12. August 2020

Are you thinking about adding Swolf?

Tanja Karaula
12. August 2020

I'm satisfied with the app for open watter swimming.

Lana
12. August 2020

GPS works very well, I'm satisfied with this app

Haroon Muhammad
12. August 2020

I used the app last Sunday but didn't have a good experience with it. Here are few observations. 1) The is only one display with all stats, it is very difficult to read it especially for person like me who requires reading glasses and with goggles on it is not easy. I use Hiking app from RH-Sports and it was multiple screen that allows me to see only the important items during the activity. 2) the UI is confusing and doesn't follow the navigation flow of garmin or other RH-Sports app. In general, when you select an activity the watch waits for GPS signal and than user press the button or screen to start the activity . This app started immediately after acquiring GPS 3) Once the app started the other problem was to stop or pause it. When I press the top button on my watch which generally pauses the activity, in this case it locked the screen. Unlocking was another challenge and it took me few lock/unlock sequence to pause the activity 4) Finally, I started the recording and entered the water......after my 1 mile swim I checked the screen to find it the app stopped after 97 yards. I will give it another try this weekend but the first impression is not good. Hopefully, will see an update soon.

Julie Vila
12. August 2020

I am not having luck with the distance with a garmin 245. I did about 600 yds (freestyle and breaststroke during rests) and the watch calculates 1143. Can someone help me figure out how to get this more accurate?

Sam Williams
12. August 2020

I have been doing more open water swimming this year and this app has been so useful. It takes a bit of getting used to and when the watch loses the gps, results in some interesting swim routes, but overall it's really helping me improve.

Rebecca Mossaad
11. August 2020

My pool is 10m long. It seems to not calculate right. I tried to change the settings . It says put the distance in metres/yards. I put 10. But no way to choose metres.

Jo-Jo
11. August 2020

It’s good but needs a little work, changing from yards to meters needs explaining. Also can’t work out how it shows only 6 mins moving time, a distance of 600m but 908m covered? Apart from that it’s a good guide if you don’t have the Garmin open water app.

Sabine
10. August 2020

I am unhappy with this app. Because the app doesn't regonized the GPS data and location.

Richard Winder
9. August 2020

Works very well if you are prepared to use it as a general guide. Distance and heart rate may not be accurate but this can be due to external factors such as GPS and water. I do not have the strap hr monitor but imagine accuracy would be fine if I did. I recommend as at least it recognises an open water swim which the watch does not do on its on. Easy to use and provides lots of information.

Carl_Beukes
8. August 2020

The data fields are interesting and the easy to change. The GPS needs work and is all over the place comparing to Garmin Open Water activity which after some updates are really good. I also suggest a better start/stop function for the activity.

Facu
8. August 2020

this app has been one of the best installation that I had made in my Garmin. I bought this watch just for running purpose, but later on, making some research on the internet, I found this app to measure my swimming training (because also I swim), and after trying different alternatives, I stick with this app for many reasons: The GPS is the most accurate comparing to other swim apps, giving the exact distance A lot of data field yo play with it, choosing whatever you want to see The pool settings works perfectly, using different sensors to know when the pool's lap ends Many other reasons that makes this app so Good

Jim ONeill
8. August 2020

I love the app and the gps view that shows me the lake and the lines that I am swimming. It helps me with my sighting. The yardage errors on the high side. I registered 2900 yards this morning while a friend had Garmin outdoor swim app that was 1900 yards. I will continue to use. Cheers

Nick Hollis
7. August 2020

Simple to get up and running without change. Configuring looks a bit daunting though. Shared with my swim buddy. I have a Wahoo ant+ HR belt but can't find out how to link it.

Kayla
7. August 2020

I used this for the first time tonight. Seemed fairly accurate, although the accuracy will depend on the specific watch and the rate the watch is pinging satellites. I swam a supposed to be 1.2 mile course and my watch showed 1.4 which may have been the case since it was very choppy out tonight. I'm looking forward to trying it more. It is a little learning curve on how to stop the watcj and make sure everything is locked up. Lots of data screens if you are into that kind of thing

Štěpán Koželuh
7. August 2020

If I am swimming with cardio atcivity on tells me higher hearth rate than this app, wheres the problem?

Martin Ohlson
7. August 2020

Looks good at first glance but in reality its not very useful. Using it on my Vivoactive 4, which doesnt have native open water swimming. As mentioned by many others the distance is way off and the app distances differ from what gets uploaded in the end. I know I'm swimming 250m lengths (Google maps) and the app mostly shows the correct length, but when its uploaded its substracted by about half, so each length is about 125m instead. Sometimes it doesn't pick up a lap at all, so both the time and distance looks like it was paused during a lap. Too bad this isnt working properly, since it seems to be affect by bugs, not faulty sensors, so the developer should be able to correct it...

Judith
6. August 2020

It's a good app if your watch haven't the option for open water. A possible improvement could be make a more friendly UI. It will be great to get basic info in just one quick look while you are usin it!

Sanderrr
6. August 2020

The app works fine what I expected I am glad that we have a serious app for openwater swimming. The onlything that I can find is that the distance may not really accurate. The distance in the watchscreen is 100 till 200 meters higher than the final information in Connect. Does this have to do with something with gps and water?

Chloe Johnson
5. August 2020

Very useful app, especially if you have a watch that does not recognise open water swimming as an activity. I haven't been able to convert from yards to meters; otherwise it would be a 5* app review from me.