Using the fēnix 2 for Swimming Drills

For kick sets or swimming drills using the fēnix® 2 watch where arm motion is affected (e.g. kick sets, “catch-up” front call, one-arm swimming, sculling, etc.), lengths and strokes will not be counted accurately. When doing drills, it is recommended to use one of two methods.

The first method is to leave the watch paused when resting. This will prevent any erroneous data from being recorded.

The other method is using the drill feature to time the drill set, and manually enter or confirm the distance. 

Enabling Drill Logging

1. Hold the Menu button
   
2. Select Settings
3. Select Activity
4. Select Pool
5. Select Drill Logging
6. Select On

Once enabled, a drill logging page is added to the training page loop and will remain there unless this setting is disabled or the page is turned off. Once in the pool and ready to do a drill set, navigate to the drill logging page, and follow the on-screen instructions.

Completing a Drill

1. Stop timer
2. Enter or confirm drill distance by using UP or DOWN
3. Press START/STOP to save drill distance

The activity will pause as the distance is entered. To resume regular swimming after the distance is entered, move off the drill log page and press the Pause or Lap button as usual. A new swim interval is started. 

When the drill logging feature is used, a swim interval is created with the stroke type, "Drill." This interval will appear in History, and on Garmin Connect with the interval time and distance. The drill distance is added to total distance, and drill time is added to total swim time.