Garmin 920XT Training, Multisport Activities, Triathlon Training, Swimming, Changing Activity Profiles During an Activity, Swimming with Your Forerunner

Wi‑Fi technology	You can send activities to your Garmin
	Connect account.
Data screens	You can edit data fields.
Workout screen	You can cancel the workout.

Metronome screen	You can mute the metronome and edit the
	settings.
Virtual Partner® screen	You can edit the pace or speed.
Training target screen	You can cancel the training target.

Racing an activity	You can cancel the race.

Map screen	You can access navigation features
	including Back to Start and Save Location.
Navigation screen	You can stop navigation.
(compass)
Running dynamics	You can change the primary metric.
screen
Power meter	You can calibrate the power meter.
VIRB action camera	You can control the camera.

Training

Multisport Activities

Triathletes, duathletes, and other multisport competitors can take advantage of the custom multisport profiles (Creating a Custom Activity Profile). When you set up a multisport profile, you can switch between sport modes and still view your total time for all sports. For example, you can switch from biking mode to running mode and view your total time for biking and running throughout your workout.

Changing Activity Profiles During an Activity

You can begin a multisport activity using one activity profile and manually switch to another activity profile without stopping the timer.

1Select , and select an activity profile for your first sport segment.

2Select , and start the activity.

3When you are ready for the next sport segment, select , and select a different activity profile.

NOTE: If you are switching from an indoor segment to an outdoor segment, allow the device time to locate satellites.

4After you complete your sport segments, select to stop the timer.

5Select Save to save the multisport activity and reset the timer.

A summary appears including an overall summary of the multisport activity and details about each sport segment.

Triathlon Training

When you participate in a triathlon, you can use the triathlon activity profile to quickly transition to each sport segment.

1Select > > Triathlon > ENTER.

2Select to start the timer.

3Select at the beginning and end of each transition.

4 After you complete your activity, select > Save.

Swimming

NOTICE

The device is intended for surface swimming. Scuba diving with the device may damage the product and will void the warranty.

NOTE: The device cannot record heart rate data while swimming.

Swimming with Your Forerunner

You can use the pool swim activity profile to record your swim data including distance, pace, stroke count, and stroke type.

1Select > > Pool Swim > ENTER.

2 Select to start the timer.

3 Select at the beginning and end of each rest period. 4 After you complete your activity, select > Save.

Swim Terminology

Length: One trip down the pool.

Interval: One or more consecutive lengths. A new interval starts after a rest.

Stroke: A stroke is counted every time your arm wearing the device completes a full cycle.

Swolf: Your swolf score is the sum of the time for one pool length and the number of strokes for that length. For example, 30 seconds plus 15 strokes equals a swolf score of

45.For open water swimming, swolf is calculated over 25 meters. Swolf is a measurement of swimming efficiency and, like golf, a lower score is better.

Stroke Types

Stroke type identification is available only for pool swimming. Your stroke type is identified at the end of a length. Stroke types appear when you are viewing interval history. You can also select stroke type as a custom data field (Customizing the Data Screens).

Free	Freestyle
Back	Backstroke

Breast	Breaststroke
Fly	Butterfly

Mixed	More than one stroke type in an interval

Drill	Used with drill logging (Training with the Drill Log)

Resting During Pool Swimming

The default rest screen displays two rest timers. It also displays time and distance for the last completed interval. The rest screen can be customized or turned off.

NOTE: Swim data is not recorded during a rest.

1During your swim activity, select to start a rest.

The display reverses to white text on a black background, and the rest screen appears.

2During a rest, select to view other data screens (optional).

3 Select , and continue swimming.

4 Repeat for additional rest intervals.

Training with the Drill Log

The drill log feature is available only for pool swimming. You can use the drill log feature to manually record kick sets, one-arm swimming, or any type of swimming that is not one of the four major strokes. The drill time is recorded, and you must enter the distance.

TIP: You can customize the data screens and data fields for your pool swim activity profile (Customizing the Data Screens).

1Select > > Pool Swim > ENTER.

2During your pool swim activity, select to view the drill log screen.

3 Select to start the drill timer.

Training