How we'll does it work for swimming laps?
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I have had this about 3 weeks and use the mp3 function of the Diver, it works really well for me. I am not an aggressive swimmer, but swim a casual 40 laps per week, 2-3 times a week. It comes with 3 different size ear plugs and I found that the smaller work best for me. The sound is good, the device clips easily to my goggle band, the cords are long enough to reach, but not so long they get in the way. The cord is stretchy if you want to clip to your suit. My only complaint is the way you navigate through the menu. It does have a screen, which helps, but if you are looking for a specific file folder it can be confusing . That being said, I am happy with the unit and would buy again.
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I have had this about 3 weeks and use the mp3 function of the Diver, it works really well for me. I am not an aggressive swimmer, but swim a casual 40 laps per week, 2-3 times a week. It comes with 3 different size ear plugs and I found that the smaller work best for me. The sound is good, the device clips easily to my goggle band, the cords are long enough to reach, but not so long they get in the way. The cord is stretchy if you want to clip to your suit. My only complaint is the way you navigate through the menu. It does have a screen, which helps, but if you are looking for a specific file folder it can be confusing . That being said, I am happy with the unit and would buy again. I have had this about 3 weeks and use the mp3 function of the Diver, it works really well for me. I am not an aggressive swimmer, but swim a casual 40 laps per week, 2-3 times a week. It comes with 3 different size ear plugs and I found that the smaller work best for me. The sound is good, the device clips easily to my goggle band, the cords are long enough to reach, but not so long they get in the way. The cord is stretchy if you want to clip to your suit. My only complaint is the way you navigate through the menu. It does have a screen, which helps, but if you are looking for a specific... » Read More I have had this about 3 weeks and use the mp3 function of the Diver, it works really well for me. I am not an aggressive swimmer, but swim a casual 40 laps per week, 2-3 times a week. It comes with 3 different size ear plugs and I found that the smaller work best for me. The sound is good, the device clips easily to my goggle band, the cords are long enough to reach, but not so long they get in the way. The cord is stretchy if you want to clip to your suit. My only complaint is the way you navigate through the menu. It does have a screen, which helps, but if you are looking for a specific file folder it can be confusing . That being said, I am happy with the unit and would buy again. « Show Less
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Hi, I have been using it and it works, however the earbuds don't stay seated in my ear very well and causes you to have to adjust them too frequently Not to say that will happen with you for sure but that has been my experience every ear is different. I am shopping for some new earbuds
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Hi, Chris from Polar USA here. As mentioned previously. It should work great in the pool! I have logged many many laps with mine. As another poster mentioned, the initial push off sometimes causes the transmitter to slip down. We find if we place the transmitter in our back, (upside down so the L/R sides of the transmitter are still on the L/R sides of your body) this reduces the drag and prevents that from happening. Please give us a ring if you have any questions. Chris @ Polar USAtwitter.com/chrispolarusa
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Yes, it's perfect for that because your feet are touching a surface. I'm using it in the surf of Hawaii right now but it doesn't measure swimming kicks, just the steps.
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Yes. This was important to me too when i was doing my research. It took some digging, but I found out that the poolmate hr is the only watch that counts your laps and recorders heart rate under water. Something about the frequency the poolmate uses for heart rate works under water while other training watches do not. The good news is that the heart rate monitor also works out of the water - when you run or train on your bike. It's a great feature that I use regularly.
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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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Yes, it will give you pace, speed, distance. You can also do laps and you can save each session. It seems to be very accurate when giving you the distance and speed. It will also give you calories burned.
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Check out all the options from X-1 here: http://www.x-1.com/store/swimming.html
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This watch would probably not be best for lap swimming. It probably would not be accurate since it isn't set up that way. In terms of being waterproof, I would say its water resistant at best.
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I swam with mine in a lap pool. Never leaked but it is reall bulky and you can feel it holding you back on your wrist. when swimming, I used a smaller hr monitor watch for swim because that was all I needed and it wasn't getting in the way.
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I have done a couple of open water swims with it. You need to put it in "run" mode to get HR readings. I also believe they don't have a good system yet for lost GPS data, as my Garmin would make a accurate guess, where the TomTom has zigzags all over... If you are looking for straight HR, it seems to work, but I don't know yet if I would count on the GPS data for swimming. Regarding the GPS data for running/biking it appears to be more accurate than my Garmin units, and it also updates quicker than my Garmin did providing me more realtime data than my Garmin seems to.
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Yes, I use them for daily lap swimming. I swim between 1200 and 2200 yards five days a week. It works well as long as I tuck the wires into my goggle strap and then carefully take my turns. Sometimes, I come off the wall at a weird angle and I do flood my ears which makes it hard to hear. At that point I take them out and swim the rest without them - and then start again with them the next day.
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It might be easier if you are a fast swimmer. I swim laps with mine but I am a slow swimmer. The vest is a little restrictive but does keep me warm. Thanks
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Try to adjust the amt. of water flowing into the pool. That seemed to work for us.
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Yes. My daughter and I have been using them 2-4 times a week all summer and they work great. Makes the lap swimming go by much faster.
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For indoor swimming, you have to input the length of the pool. There is an accelerometer in the device that detects when you reverse direction (and also records # of strokes), so it knows how many lengths of the pool you swam. That, combined with the pool length, computes accurate distance swam. If you are outdoors, it just uses the GPS.
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I have only used it as a lap counter,when I start swimming ,I would press the button after each lap and at the end of my session,I would reset by holding down the button.I have never set it,so I do not know if it resets itself
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There are two run settings, one for outdoor courses and large indoor tracks (I assume). This one uses GPS tracking. If you can get a connection it should track you.The other run setting is for a treadmill. This one doesn't require the GPS.Swimming doesn't have a GPS tracker as far as I know. That doesn't mean it wont be added in the future though. This function works similar to the Treadmill run setting.