Does this watch have "Tri" Mode, i.e., I can track my swim, tap a button to time my transition, time my bike.....etc.? How difficult is it to switch from one sport to the next on this watch?
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No, for that price is dificult to have that I order to have that features I suggest you should try the Garmin 910xt, this one it for amateurs
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Hi, Sharon. That's a good question. The add states that there are those functions in the phone /watch, but, I haven't been able to find those settings,yet, and I went through the whole menu, and the user manual. Not listed. I don't know if the really exist. I don't need those functions, but, maybe you can get in touch with the seller and ask. If you find out, please let me/us know. Good luck. Have a great day. CM
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Hello C. Day, I have used this GPS watch only once for swimming. I looked at my watch right now: It's awesome. You can enter the pool seize, you can enter goals (distance, time, calories), you can choose interval training (warm-up, work, rest, number of sets, cool down), you can choose lapes (by time and distance). You can set the watch display to show two of the following: duration, distance, lengths, swolf, strokes, and calories. I hope this feedback helps.
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Hi. It works with both types of turns. The watch counts the extended pause in your stroke when you do either one of the turns. It's nice not having to worry about counting laps any more.
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Hi Lourival! Are you one of the students on my last spearfishing course? I have bought one of this watch and I am very satisfied. However, I still do not had to change the battery. If you are from Brazil and that student of my course, I suggest you to open a topic in Guarapas about that. There are people there who have this watch longer than me. Cheers!
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I pause it every time i stop and then hit resume. It will then keep your lap times and count accurate. One thing I've noticed is that you need a good kick on every turn to make sure it registers. I dont even do a flip turn every time but as long as I push and glide a little, it counts. Other than that, this watch is awesome.
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For Triathlon, it's better if you get the Garmin Fenix line. Both fenix 2 and 3 is pretty good watch and supports multi sports mode.
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During your run you can scroll between three screens by pressing the bottom right button. One is going to be the time/date. For the other two you have options that vary between pace/calories and time/distance and different combinations of those. I just did my first run with this watch and it was simple to switch between them. When you complete your run you will get a summary screen that shows you all of the information together.
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I think the watch says it can sense the stroke, but my experience has been that it cannot. You have to set the stroke in the watch
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It does but only for distance. It stated all sport but there is only one setting (running). The only thing I don't like about it. I would use my 205 settings for all the different sports; hiking, biking, running etc. so I am missing that feature a bit.
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No I don't think so. There are two timers for two different time intervals for switching back and forth. But there is only one start/stop button. I purchased it and use it as a count down timer. When time reaches zero, it begins counting up. The audible alert has hi/ low/ off. And off is sometimes very handy. I use it for meetings, and can watch the visual indicator with the audible alert turned off.The question posted by Erik; maybe two simple sport stopwatches would serve your needs. I've had a Robic sport stopwatch for a different purpose for many years. That is how I was familiar with that brand name. No I don't think so. There are two timers for two different time intervals for switching back and forth. But there is only one start/stop button. I purchased it and use it as a count down timer. When time reaches zero, it begins counting up. The audible alert has hi/ low/ off. And off is sometimes very handy. I use it for meetings, and can watch the visual indicator with the audible alert turned off.The question posted by Erik; maybe two simple sport stopwatches would serve your needs. I've had a Robic sport stopwatch for a different purpose for many years. That is how I was familiar... » Read More No I don't think so. There are two timers for two different time intervals for switching back and forth. But there is only one start/stop button. I purchased it and use it as a count down timer. When time reaches zero, it begins counting up. The audible alert has hi/ low/ off. And off is sometimes very handy. I use it for meetings, and can watch the visual indicator with the audible alert turned off.The question posted by Erik; maybe two simple sport stopwatches would serve your needs. I've had a Robic sport stopwatch for a different purpose for many years. That is how I was familiar with that brand name. « Show Less
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Not at all. I'm not even sure what you mean. I just put it on my wrist and change the mode to run. It will sync up with a satellite ~15 secs and then tell you to "Go." You wear it just like a normal watch.
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Agreed with David. Just to clarify one point, you can select the activity, running, biking swimming etc. type before you start. The activity types is then uploaded with the activity. Great product BTW, love mine.
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Yes. This was important to me too when i was doing my research. It took some digging, but I found out that the poolmate hr is the only watch that counts your laps and recorders heart rate under water. Something about the frequency the poolmate uses for heart rate works under water while other training watches do not. The good news is that the heart rate monitor also works out of the water - when you run or train on your bike. It's a great feature that I use regularly.
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Yes, it counts laps and multiplies by the pool size (which you enter) to calculate total distance. It works well for me, maybe misses 1 turn out of 60. It helps to wear the watch on your "strong" arm that you lead with after a turn, and also to add a bit of emphasis on the first stroke after a turn.
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I have done a couple of open water swims with it. You need to put it in "run" mode to get HR readings. I also believe they don't have a good system yet for lost GPS data, as my Garmin would make a accurate guess, where the TomTom has zigzags all over... If you are looking for straight HR, it seems to work, but I don't know yet if I would count on the GPS data for swimming. Regarding the GPS data for running/biking it appears to be more accurate than my Garmin units, and it also updates quicker than my Garmin did providing me more realtime data than my Garmin seems to.
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This is my 3rd heart rate monitor and the 3rd one that says it's NOT to be used swimming. The watch is fine, provided you don't press any buttons while submerged but I haven't found a heart rate monitor strap that's OK to swim in. I would guess that higher end HRM watches & straps (>$100) are fine for swimming.