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Do i have to keep my iphone close by to track swimming correctly?

I'm thinking of buying an apple watch for fitness tracking (mostly pool swimming and later cycling)... Do i need to keep my iphone close by for it to accurately tracking my swimming?

I usually leave my phone in the locker, away from swimming pool.

And what about ocean swimming? would it track my distance and other metrics correctly without having iphone nearby?

Apple Watch Series 7

Posted on Sep 8, 2022 7:17 AM

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Posted on Sep 8, 2022 7:22 AM

You don't need your phone near for pool swimming and for open water swimming the distance is tracked by GPS,see this;

Swim with your Watch

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Do i have to keep my iphone close by to track swimming correctly?

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