Outdoor Activities; Swimming - Garmin FORERUNNER 245 Owner's Manual

Outdoor Activities

The Forerunner device comes preloaded with
outdoor activities, such as running and cycling. GPS is
turned on for outdoor activities. You can add new
Free Freestyle
activities based on default activities, such as walking
Back Backstroke
or rowing. You can also add custom activities to your
Breast Breaststroke
Creating a Custom Activity, page 3
device (
Fly Butterfly
Mixed More than one stroke type in an interval

Swimming

Used with drill logging (
Drill
Drill Log, page 5
The device is intended for surface swimming. Scuba
diving with the device may damage the product
and will void the warranty.
Going for a Pool Swim
You can use the pool swim activity profile to record
your swim data, including distance, pace, stroke
count, and stroke type.
1 Select START > Pool Swim.
The first time you select the pool swim activity
profile, you must select your pool size or enter
a custom size.
2 Select START to start the timer.
3 Select BACK at the beginning and end of each
rest period.
4 After you complete your activity, select START >
Save.
Swim Terminology
Length: One trip down the pool.
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 completes a full
cycle.
Swolf: Your swolf score is the sum of the time for
one pool 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 type identification is available only for pool
).
Training with the
NOTICE
)
swimming. Your stroke type is identified at the end of a
length. Stroke types appear when you are viewing
interval history. You can also select stroke type as
Customizing the Data Screens,
a custom data field (
page 29
).