Using the fēnix 5 Series for Swimming Drills

For kick sets or swimming drills, where arm motion is affected (e.g. kick sets, “catch-up” front call, one-arm swimming, sculling, etc.), these watches will not automatically count lengths and strokes 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. If using the drill log settings, you may have to add the field to the data pages.

Adding drill logs on the fēnix® 5, 5S, or 5X watches

1. Enter Menu
2. Select Settings
3. Select Activities & Apps
4. Select Pool Swim
5. Select Pool Swim Settings
6. Select Data Screens
7. Scroll to and select Add New
8. Select Drill Log to turn 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 device will be paused 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. A new swim interval will be started. 

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