help menu

Join us on the Community Forums!

  • Community Guidelines

    The Fitbit Community is a gathering place for real people who wish to exchange ideas, solutions, tips, techniques, and insight about the Fitbit products and services they love. By joining our Community, you agree to uphold these guidelines, so please take a moment to look them over.

  • Learn the Basics

    Check out our Frequently Asked Questions page for information on Community features, and tips to make the most of your time here.

  • Join the Community!

    Join an existing conversation, or start a new thread to ask your question. Creating your account is completely free, and takes about a minute.

Not finding your answer on the Community Forums?

Cancel
Turn on suggestions
Auto-suggest helps you quickly narrow down your search results by suggesting possible matches as you type.
Showing results for 
Show  only  | Search instead for 
Did you mean: 

Can I track swimming distance using a GPS activity?-Versa 2

Replies are disabled for this topic. Start a new one or visit our Help Center.

‎08-14-2021 02:47 - last edited on ‎08-16-2021 13:40 by Fitbit Moderator

‎08-14-2021 02:47 - last edited on ‎08-16-2021 13:40 by Fitbit Moderator

I have started swimming in the sea, obviously the versa 2 tracks laps in swim mode, as I have a waterproof holder for my phone, I was wondering,  can I put the versa into walk mode when I go for a swim so that my phone can use GPS to more accurately show the distance swam?

I know that due to refraction it won't accurately show heart rate, I'm just concerned that the device has to be in swim mode when in the water.

 

Moderator edit: updated subject for clarity

Best Answer
Labels:
0 Votes
1 REPLY 1

‎08-16-2021 13:38 - edited ‎08-16-2021 13:41

‎08-16-2021 13:38 - edited ‎08-16-2021 13:41

It's great to see you in the Fitbit Community, @dieterv.

 

Thank you for your question.

 

You can track your swimming sessions automatically (SmartTrack) or manually (Exercise app). Therefore, it is not necessary having the Fitbit Versa 2 in swim mode when in the water. 

 

I've heard that some users get distance traveled from swimming sessions by starting a GPS activity on their Fitbit devices. You can give it a try but in this type of situations we won't be able to guarantee an optimal performance because Fitbit devices haven't been designed to be used in this way.

 

If you have any other question, please let us know.

Have you received the answer you were looking for? Choose the post as the best answer!

Hai ricevuto la risposta che stavi cercando? Accetta il post come soluzione!

¿Has recibido la respuesta que estabas buscando? ¡Acepta el post como solución!

Best Answer
0 Votes