Open Water Swim Inaccuracies

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Open Water Swim Inaccuracies

My Apple Watch has become inaccurate when tracking an open water swim. I do the same swim on 3 different days and get 3 different distances. It is about 1 mile. One day I get 1 mile. The next 6 miles. The next 3 miles. This just started. Tracking Outdoor walks is fine. My wife and I went for a walk this morning and we got exactly the same distance. I am training for an open water race and my times and splits are important To me during training. Can you help?

Apple Watch Series 3, watchOS 6

Posted on Jun 23, 2020 2:15 PM

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Joseph_S.

Community Specialist

Jun 27, 2020 11:59 AM in response to Michael_Narracci

Hi Michael,

We see that you're experiencing inconsistent results when using the Open Water workout on your Apple Watch. We know it's important for this data to be accurate; we'd like to help. We'd recommend reviewing these resources and information first:

"Get better results

Your Apple Watch estimates your measurements during workouts based on the information that you entered during setup. Here's how each workout is measured:

- Open Water Swim: GPS will only provide distance when you do a freestyle stroke. Water might prevent a heart-rate measurement, but calories will still be tracked using the built-in accelerometer."

Swim with your Apple Watch

If you continue to have trouble I'd also suggest restarting both your Apple Watch and iPhone.

Let us know what you find.

Best Regards.

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