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Countdown Timer For Pool Swim Activities on My Forerunner
Watches that feature a Pool Swim activity profile will have a Countdown Timer setting. The purpose of this setting is to give you a precise start time for each interval without having to press a button on your watch. The timer will start once you press the lap button after your first rest and then after each subsequent rest. The watch will then give you three seconds to get in position to push off and then push off the wall as the timer gets to zero. This will allow you to avoid having to push the Lap Button and pushing off simultaneously.
To Enable the Countdown Timer on a Forerunner® Watch:
Select your model below:
Forerunner 735XT:
Press Start/Stop key.
Select Menu.
Select Activity Settings.
Go to Countdown Start.
Press Start/Stop key to toggle ON or OFF.
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Press Start/Stop key.
Select Pool Swim.
Choose pool size if prompted.
Press and Hold UP key to access the Menu.
Select Pool Swim Settings.
Go to Countdown Start.
Press Start/Stop key to toggle ON or OFF.
Forerunner 570 | Forerunner 970
Press and hold the middle left button to open the menu.
Select Watch Settings
Select Activities.
Select Pool Swim.
Select Pool Swim Settings.
Go to Countdown Start.
Press Start/Stop key to toggle ON or OFF.