Swim Workouts

How to Add Swim Workouts to a Garmin Watch

Pick a workout in Swim Workouts, save it to the watch, then start it from Garmin Pool Swim.

Swim Workouts plan selection on a Garmin Fenix watch.
Choose the 400 Freestyle plan from the watch.
Swim Workouts 400 Freestyle workout list on a Garmin Fenix watch.
Pick a workout and keep the selected row centered.
Swim Workouts step list for Speed and Turns on a Garmin Fenix watch.
Review the workout steps before saving the workout.

Before you start

Install Swim Workouts on a supported Garmin watch and keep the watch connected to your phone or Wi-Fi. Choose the pool length, pool units, and app language from the watch menu or Garmin Connect IQ settings before downloading.

Choose a workout

  1. Open Swim Workouts on the watch.
  2. Select the 400 Freestyle plan.
  3. Choose the workout you want to swim.
  4. Open the menu if you need to change pool length, pool units, or language.
  5. Review the workout steps on the watch before saving it.

Save it to the watch

  1. Press START or tap Sync on the workout screen.
  2. Keep the watch connected while the workout is saved.
  3. Wait for the saved confirmation.

Swim Workouts saves the selected pool version, such as 25 m, 50 m, 25 yd, or 50 yd, so the workout matches the pool setting you chose.

Open it in Pool Swim

  1. Open Garmin Pool Swim on the watch.
  2. Go to Training / Workouts.
  3. Select the saved Swim Workouts workout.
  4. Start the workout and follow the Garmin swim workout screens.

Garmin Pool Swim records the swim through Garmin's standard workout flow. Swim Workouts prepares the workout plan and hands it to Pool Swim.

Remove saved workouts

Saved workouts can be removed with Garmin's standard workout tools. On many watches, open the workout from the Garmin workout list, open the workout options, and choose the delete or remove action. In Garmin Connect, open the workouts area, choose the workout, and use Garmin's delete action.

Exact labels can vary by watch model, firmware, and Garmin Connect version. Deleting a saved workout plan does not delete completed swim activities.

Garmin's support article on deleting workouts is available at support.garmin.com.

Swim Workouts settings menu with pool length and pool units on a Garmin Fenix watch.
Change pool length, pool units, language, and workout actions.
Swim Workouts action menu on a Garmin Fenix watch.
Save the selected workout from the watch menu.
Swim Workouts pool length selector with yard pool options on a Garmin Fenix watch.
Choose the pool length that matches the lane.
Open Garmin Connect IQ More setup help