How do I track swims with my Fitbit device

Automatically track your swim duration and pool lengths completed with your Google Pixel Watch. Your watch can provide real-time information while you swim.

These are:

• Live lap count (pool lengths)
  • Note that 1 lap count is equivalent to 1 pool length.
• Live calories
• Live distance in meters (m) or yards (yd)
• Heart-rate

After your swim, your device also generates a swim summary with information about:

• Cardio load
• Average heart-rate
• Heart-rate zones
• Lap count
• Duration

Tip: For the most accurate swim data, wear your watch snuggly. Note that inconsistencies can also be caused by factors like cold water, strong currents, or irregular swimming strokes. For more information, refer to How do I track heart rate with my Fitbit device?

If applicable, enter your pool length to ensure an accurate distance calculation. You can choose what kind of swim you want to track on your Google Pixel Watch 4:

Important: Swim Open only tracks duration and heart rate.

• Swim Pool: You can use this if you plan to swim in pools and track metrics such as laps, distance, calories, and heart rate.
• Swim Open: You can now choose this for all other swims on open areas like lakes, beaches, ocean or when you are in a pool and not swimming laps.

Check your post workout summary

You can review your workout performance summary after a swim on your Google Pixel Watch or in the Fitbit app. This summary provides a breakdown of key metrics that you can tap or filter to explore in more detail. These metrics include:

• Cardio load
• General stats, such as duration, heart rate, and calories burned
• Heart rate details and time spent in each heart rate zone

To check a summary from the Fitbit app on your phone:

• From the Today tab under Activity, tap the swim you want to check.

Based on your device, choose to track your swims automatically, or use the Exercise app to start and stop your swim workout. This will get you a summary on your wrist. After your workout, check additional stats in the Exercise tile of the Fitbit app.

For automatic tracking, sync your device with the Fitbit app to find your stats in your exercise days from the Today tab .

To set your pool length, check the instructions in How do I set the pool length for my Fitbit device?

*Water lock turns on automatically when you start a swim workout in the Exercise app. To turn it off:

• Charge 5, Charge 6, Inspire 2, Inspire 3, and Luxe: Firmly tap your screen twice
• Sense and Versa 3: Press the button twice
• Sense 2 and Versa 4: Press the button once
• Google Pixel Watch series: Press and hold the crown for 2 seconds

For more information, refer to Can I swim or shower with my Fitbit device?

Enter the pool length in meters or yards before you start your swim. Remember to update the pool length if you use a different pool size.

To change the unit of measurement you use for pool length, refer to How do I change the units of measurement in my Fitbit account?

1. On your device, open the Exercise app and then Swim.
2. Swipe up and tap Pool Length.

1. Swipe right or left to the Exercise app , then swipe up and tap Swim.
2. Swipe up and tap Pool Length.

1. Make sure automatic swim tracking is turned on. For more information, check How do I track my activity with my Fitbit device?
2. In the Fitbit app, tap the Today tab , then tap your profile picture.
3. Under Settings, tap Advanced Settings and then Swimming Settings.
4. Enter the pool length and unit of measurement (meters or yards).

1. Press the crown on your watch, swipe up to the Exercise app , and tap the app to open it.
2. Tap Swim , then swipe up and tap Pool Length.
3. Enter your pool length.

1. On your device, open the Exercise app and then Swim.
2. Swipe up and tap Pool Settings.

1. On your device, open the Exercise app and then Swim.
2. On the top-left, tap Pool Settings and then Pool Length.

1. On your device, open the Exercise app and then Swim.
2. Swipe up, and tap Pool Length.

Inconsistencies in your swim data may be caused by any of the following:

• You completed only a few laps.
• You stopped to rest multiple times or in the middle of the pool.
• You stopped to rest for longer than 60 seconds after you completed a pool length.
• You changed your stroke type midway through a lap.
• You swam with a kickboard or without using your arms.
• You swam less than the minimum duration needed for your swim to be automatically recognized.
• The watch is not secured tightly to your wrist.
• The water is too cold or the currents are too strong.
• The watch detects that the swimming strokes are irregular.