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Apple Watch SE Open Water Swim

My Apple Watch will show the map of my open water swim accurately, but will not display the distance covered. I've tried resetting, etc. Clearly the map indicates that the watch knows the route. Clearly this defeats the purpose of wearing it. Any guidance appreciated.



Posted on Nov 21, 2021 5:52 PM

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Posted on Nov 21, 2021 7:11 PM

In the 'Swimming' section of:

Workout types on Apple Watch - Apple Support

"Open Water Swim: GPS will only provide distance when you do a freestyle stroke. "


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Apple Watch SE Open Water Swim

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