Hi, I just want to know if I can Swim with this watch? But the true question is.. Can I use the heart rate monitor belt in the water??? Thank you
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You can wear both the watch and belt underwater, but the belt will not transmit your heart rate to the watch as long as it's submerged.
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Yes, I wore mine in the pool & lake several times and it worked just fine. However, after I changed the battery in the HRM, I haven't worn it in the water.
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yes. that is how it works. I am an athlete and lean and the strap fits well and i have not had a problem. i follow the instructions, wet the back first and it has been accurate for me. heart rate and timer can be displayed on same screen.
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I don't know because I don't swim with my watch. I do take shower wearing the watch and it is Just fine! HRM gets detected immediately when I water the strap and wrap it around chest. Hope this helps...you may want to check with other reviewers.
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Not that I'm aware of.. Seriously the watch does allot more then I could have ever imagined, but I'll look into the manual and get back to you if it does. Cheers! PS I love my watch, can't imagine ever doing laps ever again without it. It's improved my swim.
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No this is not water resistant for swimming. For a water resistan Garmin you need the Garmin Swim, 310xt or the 910xt. The other watches are water resistant against rainy runs.
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I put my Raymond Veil watch that I have owned for 15 years in the unit and went through the normal 3 minutes of pulsation. I did not have any problems. Yes it was a risk as the watch is very expensive but it worked out just fine and the watch looked great after I cleaned it. Raymond Veil is water proof for normal fall in the pool 10-15 feet so your watch should be fine.
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Hi Penny. Till now, the swimming pool usage has had no problems at all. I'm not a pro swimmer, (only 2.500 mt) 3 times a month, but I do lots of running and a sweat allot. I did check the CNET Fitbit Flex review and the Engadget "hands-on at Fitbit Flex" review before adding the Flex as a personal monitor. Give it a view if you can.
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I can't speak for other owners, but my personal experience wasn't favorable. The watch had great difficulty receiving the signal from the band encircling the chest. I found it necessary to constantly readjust the band, and even then a heart rate reading could only obtained infrequently. Currently I am looking into purchasing an all-in-one monitor that acquires the heart rate at the wrist; i.e., by the watch itself. Hope this helps.
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Hi. This watch works with Ant connection between watch and the heartrate monitor. Ant devises uses a frequency that doesn't work under water.
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Agree with Dave...if swimming is all you'll use it for, then stick with the swim only. If you ever plan on adding running and biking to your fitness program....this watch is definitely the one to have.
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I use my polar f6 for swimming in the pool and it measures my heartrate well. I do not know if the calorie count is accurate in the water since heart rate usually lowers. Maybe I just need to work harder?
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All of the documentation I have found online states water resistant.Which usually means as long as you aren't diving with it you should be ok. My concern though would be the optical sensor on the back used for measuring heart rate. I personally would not swim with it on.
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No...you can't wear it while swimming. This particular model is not waterproof.
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You can use it in the water but the loop will not hold any signal with a HR monitor.
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All chest HR monitors are sweat-resistant. In fact, they MUST be a little wet to work properly. But if you're looking for something to track your HR while swimming, this won't work.
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Hello C. Day, I have used this GPS watch only once for swimming. I looked at my watch right now: It's awesome. You can enter the pool seize, you can enter goals (distance, time, calories), you can choose interval training (warm-up, work, rest, number of sets, cool down), you can choose lapes (by time and distance). You can set the watch display to show two of the following: duration, distance, lengths, swolf, strokes, and calories. I hope this feedback helps.