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Can I get heart rate information while swimming?

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‎06-06-2020 15:17 - last edited on ‎11-12-2020 08:50 by Moderator Alum

‎06-06-2020 15:17 - last edited on ‎11-12-2020 08:50 by Moderator Alum

I have used my Charge 3 for about a week for walks and swims. I heard there was a way to update your swim by editing it and then you can view your heart rate. Or just let it auto track your swim. Has anyone done this?

 

 

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‎11-12-2020 08:52

‎11-12-2020 08:52

Welcome to the Community, @Arbypb.

 

Regarding your inquiry, you can track lengths, time, distance, and pace during your swims. For more information about this, check the article: How do I track my swims with my Fitbit device?.

 

Let me know if you need anything else.

Alejandra | Community Moderator, Fitbit

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‎08-03-2021 10:42

‎08-03-2021 10:42

I have the Versa 2 and today was the first time I used the "Swim" exercise via my watch.  Like many have said, my HR was shut off.  There is a gap from the time I turned on/off the swim exercise in my HR stats.  However what is odd is the exercise did provide me with my Active Minutes and broke it down into Cardio/Peak and Fat Burn; which is based on HR.  I thought that was weird.   My lap count was higher, but I'm a novice swimmer and took breaks so I'm not too upset with that being off.   I'm mostly interested in calories burned being accurate, mine seemed a little lower than I thought (185 in 26 minutes) but that maybe was fairly accurate I guess.  In the end, mine wasn't perfect but I don't think it was wildly off either.  I do wish the HR wasn't shut off though.  I'm not sure why that is.  

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