Description
Improve your pace, track drills and train better in open water or pools. An Elevate heart rate monitor takes your pulse straight off your wrist and displays data in real time. In pools, the internal sensors translate your movements into swimming specific metrics. Features like customizable pace alerts help keep up speed and let you know when you should making a wall turn or other key move. In open water, the sensors and GPS track your route, speed and distance. You get clear data to show improvements that guide you to your goals when swimming, running or cycling. The Swim 2 also tracks day-to-day activities, stress levels and the quality of your sleep. Pair it with the free Garmin Connect app to review activities, get notifications, track weather, control phone apps and more. Connect also lets you download and customize workouts created by others, and engage with the Connect community all over the world.
- Built-in activity modes for swimming (indoor and outdoor), biking, running and cardio (indoor).
- Create customized swimming workouts or download structured workouts from Connect.
- Advanced swim features like drill logging enables time and distance tracking for drills such as kicking, one-arm swimming, or sculling.
- Critical Swim Speed testing runs you through a set of exercises to give you an idea of the best pace you can maintain for 1500m.
- Auto rest function detects when you are at the wall, keeping your time data accurate, without you needing to touch your watch. Pool swimming only.
- Stroke type detection tracks what stroke you used at which point of your training session (freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly). Pool swimming only.
- Customizable swim display included timer, distance, heart rate, pace, stroke data, Swolf or rest.
- Customizable pace alerts.
- Body Battery™ tracks your daily energy levels, monitoring what drains your energy (exercise) and recharges your energy (rest, food, etc.), you get a better idea of how and when to train.
- Connects to 3 different satellite constellations (GPS, GLONASS and Galileo) and caches satellite positions, for a fast connection and a strong signal anywhere.
- Equipped with Garmin’s V3 Elevate™ optical heart rate monitor that works while swimming.
- Broadcast of your HR over ANT+ (so other devices can pick it up).
- Stress level score monitors heart rate variability while inactive to produce a stress score from 0-100, the lower the score, the lower your stress. When stress levels are high, a relaxation timer will guide you through a mindful breathing exercise.
- 24/7 activity tracking and step counting, learns your activity level and guides you towards a more active lifestyle.
- Move bar reminds you to move after being stationary for too long.
- Weekly intensity minutes are displayed against the 150 needed to maintain a healthy life.
- Sleep tracking monitors rest, breathing patterns, total sleep hours and periods of movement and restful sleep.
- Automatically sync your data to paired phone running the Connect app.
- Connect app lets you review activities, receive texts, social media alerts, email, download training plans, and track weather via Bluetooth to your phone.
- Connect IQ support allows you to download custom watch faces and other features.
- Always-on, Chroma™ colour display is easy to read above or below the waves.
- Internal memory stores up to 50 hours of activity data. Garmin Connect will store all of your activity data.
- Fits wrist sizes 129-197mm.
- In the box: Swim 2, charging cable and documentation.
Tech specs
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Tech specs
Weight | 36g |
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Ideal for | Swim training |
Face material
Polycarbonate is inexpensive and light, with good clarity and wear-resistance. Mineral crystal glass offers greater clarity and significantly greater wear-resistance. Sapphire crystal is better still for clarity and wear-resistance. |
Mineral crystal glass |
Wrist strap material | Silicone |
Display dimensions | 2.6 x 2.6cm |
IPX rating
Indicates the degree of protection against liquid. IP X1: Dripping water while in normal operating orientation; IP X4: Splashing water; IP X5: Water jets; IP X6: Powerful water jets; IP X7: Immersion up to 1m ≤ 30 minutes; IP X8: Suitable for submersion as specified by manufacturer. |
IP X8 |
Dimensions | 4.2 x 4.2 x 1.1cm |
Snooze | No |
Countdown timer | Yes |
Stopwatch | Yes |
Electronic compass
An electronic compass allows the user to view their heading in situations where they are either standing still or moving too slowly for the GPS to detect. |
No |
12/24 hour format | Yes |
Interface |
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Low battery warning | Yes |
Calorie consumption
Calculated based on data from a heart rate monitor. |
Yes |
App compatibility
An online community where members upload, analyze and share activity data. |
Garmin Connect |
Add maps capability
These units allow you to add maps, so you can mark and name waypoints and create routes on your PC, and then upload the map of your choice to your GPS. |
No |
Programmable workouts
Want an easy jog? A fast-paced ride? A workout with lots of variety to keep you on your toes? With programmable workouts you can tailor your training to match whatever you are looking for on a particular day. |
Advanced |
New lap auto start
Automatically triggers a new lap after reaching a specified difference. |
Yes |
Heart rate monitor | Yes |
Distance/time alarm | Yes |
Interval training | Yes |
Bluetooth | Yes |
Auto pause
Automatically pauses timer when you stop or go below a specified pace. |
Yes |
Heart rate in real time
Displays beats per minute during activity. |
Yes |
Calories in real time
Displays calorie expenditure during activity, based on heart rate monitor data. |
Yes |
Speed/cadence sensor
Monitors pedalling cadence and measures pedalling strokes per minute. |
Not compatible |
Battery life | 13-168 h |
Chest strap | Sold separately |
Custom POI
A POI (point of interest) is a specific location that someone may find interesting (i.e., favourite viewpoint, best coffee stop before the trailhead). The custom POI feature allows the user to load only the POI's that interest them onto their GPS unit. |
No |
Metric/imperial units format | Yes |
Power meter
Displays output in watts as you ride. |
Not compatible |
Unit to unit transfer
Shares data wirelessly between compatible units. |
No |
Basemap
A basic set of map data that is included with the GPS. Basemap detail may vary from unit to unit. |
No |
Area calculation | No |
Tide tables | No |
Battery power indicator | Yes |
Data card | Not accepted |
Foot pod
Attaches to your shoe, captures your running data (i.e., pace, distance), and transmits it to your heart rate monitor or GPS. |
Not compatible |
Touch screen | No |
Heart rate target zones
Displays heart rate zones during activity. |
Yes |
Barometric altimeter
Barometer function helps forecast weather trends. An altimeter can provide one line of position for location on a topo map, useful if the GPS isn't working. |
No |
Coded signal
A coded instrument ensures no interference between your chest strap and your watch, necessary if you are training in busy gyms or trails where other signals may be encountered. |
Yes |
Workout history | Yes |
Wireless sync | Yes |
WiFi | No |
Button lock | Yes |
Batteries | Rechargeable battery pack (non-removable) |
Haptic feedback | Yes |
Case diameter | 42mm |
Virtual partner
Allows user to monitor training goals with either a virtual partner or alarms. |
No |
Pause timer
Pauses the timer when slowing or stopping, and automatically resumes when moving again. |
Yes |
Replaceable wrist strap | Yes |
Pace alarm
An alarm that notifies you if you vary from a pre-set pace. |
Yes |
ANT+ compatible
Ensures seamless digital wireless communication between ANT+ devices. For example, data from an ultra-low power wireless sensor can be displayed on a bike computer or smartphone, then downloaded to a PC, etc. |
Yes |
Made in | Taiwan |