You would think that a watch with an accelerometer could do it built in so it could be added. I’m sure Garmin won’t do that for any of their existing products but maybe the Ambit 2?

First of all, excellent report!

I got myself a Garmin Swim watch as most of the time I have to train alone, hence I needed a “motivator”. Sometimes this can be a new swim toy, or a new suit, new googles… and I was after one of these watches for a long time… Toys for boys, lol.

I’ve tried it this morning and everything seemed fine and straightforward. I’ve spent the day reading plenty of reviews and handbooks, but I am still puzzled about how to record a whole workout… I think it’s best seen with an example:

Let’s say I plan to do this very simple workout, short, and for the sake of this message, in one style only (free):

Sample workout:
Pool size: 25 metres

Warm up:
400 free

Build:
6×50 (descend 1-3;4-6) leave on 50 secs.

Drill:
200 pull with paddles
200 kick with board
200 pull with PT paddles

Main set:
2x
[300 light aerobic - 10 sec rest
3x100 medium aerobic - 15 sec rest
6x50 hard aerobic - leave on 60 sec]

Cool down:
100 easy free
100 easy back.

Question: I understand that I should hit the START button when I commence my warm up. Do I hit the STOP button and SAVE when I finish the 400, or not? I’ve discovered that if I hit STOP and then SAVE when I finish, a SESSION is recorded. If I hit STOP and then RESUME (when I start again), a new interval recording takes place, but for me this is not INT2. It is INT1 of the 6×50 that I plan to do next… Am I making myself clear? What I mean is… Is the watch designed to make workouts composed of sessions (for every part of the workout), or am I doing something wrong?

As for recording drills, it’s all very easy and clear.

Thanks in advance,

David.

Though, no update since then. Murray?

I actually took some comparative shots in my Edge 810 review (I think) showing the exact same spot on the different map-sets. I’ll try and dig up those shots today and add them to this post to see.