Garmin Swim Owner s Manual - Page 6

6 Select an option: • Select RESUME to continue swimming. The timer resumes. • Select SAVE to save the session to history. • Select DELETE to delete the session without saving. About Distance Recording The Garmin Swim measures and records distance by completed lengths. The pool size must be correct to display accurate distance (Setting the Pool Size). TIP: For accurate results, swim the entire length, and use one stroke type for the entire length. Pause the timer when resting. TIP: To help the device count your lengths, use a strong push off the wall and glide before your first stroke. TIP: When doing drills, you must either pause the timer or use the drill logging feature. For more information about the drill logging feature, see Training with the Drill Log. Training with the Drill Log You can use the drill log setting to manually record kick sets, one-arm swimming, or any type of swimming that is not one of the four major strokes. The drill time is recorded, and you must enter the distance. The drill log feature can be enabled before a swim session or during a swim session with the timer paused. 1 Select > SWIMMING > DRILL LOG > ENABLE. 2 During your swim session, select until the DRILL page appears. 3 Select . The timer records your total drill time. 4 After completing a drill interval, select . 5 Enter the drill distance. Distance increments are based on pool size (Setting the Pool Size). The drill is saved, and the timer is paused. 6 Continue your swim session. Training with the Rest Timer You can enable the rest timer if your training includes timed sets. For example, you want to do 12 intervals of 50 m on 55 seconds. The following training scenario is one way to use the rest timer. The rest timer can be enabled before a swim session or during a swim session with the timer paused. 1 Select > SWIMMING > REST TIMER > ENABLE. 2 During your swim session, select > . 3 After completing a set of 50 m, select . 6 Repeat steps 4-6 until you complete 12 intervals. Alert Tones Alert tones sound when you select during an activity. To open the alert tones setting, select > SWIMMING > ALERT TONES. Swim Terminology • A length is one trip down the pool. • An interval is made up of one or more lengths. When you select to rest, you create an interval. • A stroke is counted every time your arm wearing the device completes a full cycle. • Your swolf score is the sum of the time for one length and the number of strokes for that length. For example, 30 seconds plus 15 strokes equals a swolf score of 45. Swolf is a measurement of swimming efficiency and, like golf, a lower score is better. Stroke Types Stroke types appear when you are viewing interval history. You can also select stroke type as a custom data field (Data Fields). FREE BACK BRST FLY MIXED DRILL Freestyle Backstroke Breaststroke Butterfly More than one stroke type in an interval Used with drill logging (Training with the Drill Log) History Your Garmin Swim can store approximately 30 swims based on typical use. When the memory is full, your oldest data is overwritten and a warning message appears. NOTE: History is not recorded while the timer is stopped or paused. Viewing History The history displays the date, total session time, total swim time, total distance, total lengths, average pace, average stroke count, average swim efficiency, total calories, and intervals data (if used). 1 Select > HISTORY > VIEW. 2 Select an option: • Select TOTALS to view your accumulated distance, total time, and swim time. Totals appear using the current pool size. • Select WEEKS to view your totals for a specific week. Totals appear using the current pool size. • Select SESSIONS to view details for a specific session. A session appears using the pool size selected when the session was completed. You can also view interval details (if used). A temporary message appears showing your distance and time for the set. The rest timer page shows you the interval number , swim time plus rest time , and rest time . À Á Â 4 Rest until the time is 55 seconds. Á 5 Select , and swim another 50 m. Using Garmin Connect™ Garmin Connect is web-based software for storing and analyzing your data. 1 Go to www.garminconnect.com/ start. 2 Follow the on-screen instructions. Sending History to Your Computer You must have a Garmin Connect account (Using Garmin Connect™), and you must pair the device with your computer 2 History