can i set 12.5 meters on my apple watch for a pool swim

A friend of mine like to swim in the pool, the pool he uses is 12.5 M it’s a quarter size Olympic. When he starts the workout you can only set 12 meters not 12.5 meters, which one he’s done swimming is inaccurate final information. Is there any way he can type in the pool size and customize the workout to the accurate size of 12.5 Meters?

Posted on Sep 8, 2023 11:09 AM

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WheelieNick

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Sep 8, 2023 2:18 PM in response to Flacko1978

It is not possible to alter your pool meters for as far as I know

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