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ISSUE 

CAUSE 

SOLUTION 

Watch misses a lot of 

laps  

SETUP problem. The most 

common fault for this is the watch 

is set up for the wrong hand. 

 

Change the hand setting in the 

SETUP menu. 

Watch misses laps 

The swimmer may take quicker 

turns than average. Quick turns 

result in a short glide period, the 

watch may not have enough time 

to register the change of lap.  

NOTE: This may happen slightly 

more with breaststroke swimming. 

 

Try gliding a little longer at the start of 

each lap, this will give the watch a 

little longer to register the change of 

lap. Just a second will probably be all 

that s required. 

 

Watch misses laps 

Try wearing the watch on your 

other arm, this may be more 

regular or when swimming crawl 

may spend more time in the glide 

position when changing lap. 

 

Change the hand setting in the 

SETUP menu and wear watch on 

other arm. 

 

Watch misses laps 

Pool length may be too short (the 

watch needs 6 or 7 regular 

strokes on the arm you wear the 

watch on, before it knows you are 

swimming). 

 

Use a longer pool, an 18 metre pool is 

usually sufficient for most swimmers 

but those with a long distance per 

stroke may need a longer pool. 

Watch misses laps 

Alternating between single laps of 

crawl and breaststroke may 

produce inaccurate lap counts in 

some swimmers. 

Try gliding a little longer at the start of 

each lap, this will give the watch a 

little longer to register the change of 

lap. Just a second will probably be all 

that s required.  

 

Watch counts an extra 

lap or two 

Hesitating, interrupting stroke 

rhythm or changing stroke type 

mid lap. 

Refrain from changing stroke mid lap, 

be aware that if you stop behind 

another swimmer in the middle of a 

lap or interrupt the stroking pattern the 

watch may count an extra lap.  

 

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