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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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Nov 21, 2021 7:11 PM in response to tananmalay

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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Nov 21, 2021 7:32 PM in response to javaliga

Yes, I’m aware of that. Freestyle is my stroke of choice in the ocean.

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