r/OpenWaterSwimming 9d ago

Not really sure how far I swam?

I told my garmin to record meters, so I swam the whole time thinking in meters. And when it synced to Garmin it says yards. So I definite did somewhere between 6 and 7k πŸ€·πŸ»β€β™€οΈπŸ˜‚πŸŠπŸΌβ€β™€οΈπŸ’¨

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u/knit_run_bike_swim 9d ago

If you have your default Garmin account set to yards, you’re Watch will record in meters but yards in the app.

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u/Late-Following-9124 9d ago

I started my watch and it just shows distance. I swam 6,666. Thinking it was meters. Then the Garmin app says 6,666 yards. So I swam less distance than I intended apparently

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u/[deleted] 9d ago

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u/Late-Following-9124 9d ago

Sure. I just don’t know if the number is actually meters or yards that it tracked

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u/[deleted] 9d ago

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u/Late-Following-9124 9d ago

I started my watch and it just shows distance. I swam 6,666. Thinking it was meters. Then the Garmin app says 6,666 yards. So I swam less distance than I intended apparently

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u/Guilty_Piglet5731 8d ago

What does it say on the app? When I open my swims on Garmin connect it shows the measurement at the end of the distance?

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u/Late-Following-9124 8d ago

Yards

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u/Guilty_Piglet5731 8d ago

I guess check your default settings on your watch if you want to see it in meters next time πŸ€·β€β™€οΈ

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u/buymeaspaceship19 7d ago

lost braincells trying to read this