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Interval:
One or more consecutive lengths. A new interval starts
after a rest.
Stroke: A
stroke is counted every time your arm wearing the
device comp
l
etes a full cycle.
Swolf:
Your s
w
o
l
f score is the sum of the time for one pool
length and the number of strokes for that length. For
example, 30 seconds p
l
us 15 strokes equals a swolf score of
45. For open water swimming, swolf is ca
l
culated over 25
meters. Swolf is a measurement of swimming efficiency and
,
like go
l
f, a lower score is better.
Stroke Types
Stroke type identification is available only for pool swimming.
Your stroke type is identified at the end of a
l
ength. Stroke types
appear in your swimming history and in your Garmin Connect
account. You can also select stroke type as a custom data fie
l
d
.
Free
Freestyle
Back
Backstroke
Breast
Breaststroke
Fly
Butterfly
Mixed
More than one stroke type in an interval
Drill
Used with drill logging
Tips for Swimming Activities
• Before starting a pool swimming activity, follow the on-screen
instructions to se
l
ect your poo
l
size or enter a custom s
i
ze.
The next time you start a pool swimming activity, the device
uses this pool size. You can hold MENU, select the activity
settings, and select Poo
l
Size to change the size.
• Press
LAP
to record a rest during pool swimming.
The device automatica
ll
y records swim intervals and
l
engt
h
s
for pool swimming.
• Press
LAP
to record an interval during open water s
w
i
mming
.
Resting Dur
i
ng Pool Swimming
The default rest screen displays two rest timers. It a
l
so displays
time and distance for the
l
ast comp
l
eted interva
l.
NOTE:
Swim data is not recorded during a rest.
1
During your swim activity, press
LAP
to start a rest.
The disp
l
ay reverses to white text on a black background,
and the rest screen appears.
2
During a res
t
,
press
UP
or
DOWN
to view other data screens
(optiona
l
)
.
3
Press
LAP,
and continue swimming.
4
Repeat for additional rest intervals.
Training with the Drill Log
The drill
l
og feature is available only for pool swimming. You can
use the drill log feature to manually record kick sets, one-arm
swimming, or any type of swimming that is not one of the four
major strokes.
1
During your pool swim activity, press
UP
or
DOWN
to view
the drill log screen.
2 Press
LAP
to start the drill timer.
3
After you comp
l
ete a drill interval, press
LAP.
The drill timer stops, but the activity timer continues to record
the entire swim session.
4
Se
l
ect a distance for the comp
l
eted drill.
Distance increments are based on the pool size selected for
the activity profi
l
e.
5
Se
l
ect an option:
• To start another drill interval, press
LAP.
Activ
i
ties and Apps
• To start a swim interval, press
UP
or
DOWN
to return to
the swim training screens.
Turning Off Wrist-based Heart Rate While Swimming
Wrist-based heart rate is turned on by defau
l
t for swim activities.
The device is a
l
so compat
i
b
l
e with the HRM-Tri- accessory and
the HRM
-
S
wi
m
-
accessory. If both wrist-based heart rate and
chest heart rate data are avai
l
ab
l
e, your device uses the chest
heart rate data.
1
From the heart rate widget, hold
MENU.
NOTE:
You may need to add the
wi
dget to your widget
l
oop
(
.
2
Se
l
ect
Options
>
While Swimming
> Off.
Golfing
Playing Golf
Before you p
l
ay a course for the first time, you must do
w
n
l
oad it
from the Garmin Connect app
(
Courses do
w
n
l
oaded from the Garm
i
n Connect app are updated
automat
i
ca
ll
y.
Before you p
l
ay golf, you should charge the dev
i
ce
(
.
1
From the watch face, press@.
2
Select
Golf.
3
Go outside, and wait while the dev
i
ce locates sate
lli
tes.
4
Select a course from the
li
st of ava
il
ab
l
e courses.
5
Select Yes to keep score.
6
Select a tee box.
7
Press
UP
or
DOWN
to scroll through the ho
l
es
.
The device automatically transitions when you move to the
next hole.
8
After you comp
l
ete your round, press@, and select
End
Round.
Hole Information
The device shows the current ho
l
e you are p
l
ay
i
ng
,
and
automat
i
ca
ll
y transitions when you move to a new ho
l
e.
NOTE:
Because pin locations change, the device ca
l
culates the
distance to the front
,
midd
l
e
,
and back of the green
,
but not the
actual pin location.
©
Current hole number
®
Distance to the back of the green
®
Distance to the midd
l
e of the green
©
Distance to the front of the green
@
Par for the hole
®
Map of the green
Big Numbers Mode
You can change the s
i
ze of the numbers on the ho
l
e information
screen.
Hold
MENU
,
se
l
ect the act
i
v
i
ty settings, and select
Big
Numbers.
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