Polar V800 SWIMMING METRICS (POOL SWIMMING)

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lJumpinginto water or strenuousmuscle movement duringcompetitive sw immingmay shift the sensor
onyour body whereEC G signals arenot detected.
SWIMMING METRICS (POOL SWIMMING)
Swimmingmetrics help you analyze each swimming session, and follow your performanceandprogress in
thelong run. Themetrics recordyour swim distance, time and pace, stroke rate, andalso identify y our
swimmingst yle. In addition, with the helpof theSWOLF sc oreyou can improve your swimming technique.
Toget the most accurateinformation, makes ureyour haveset which hand youwear V800 on.This can be set
inV800 General Settings.
Swimmingmetrics are only available in the Pools wimming profile.To get the Pool swimming profile you
musthave at least 1.2 f irmwareon your V800.
SWIMMINGST YLES
V800recognizes yoursw immings tyle, and calculates style specific metricsas wellas t otals for yourw hole
session.
Styles V800recognizes:
lFreestyle
lBackstroke
lBreaststroke
lButterfly
PACE AND DISTANCE
Thepace anddist ancemeasurements arebased on pool length,t hereforeto get accuratedata always make
sureyou have set the correct pool length.V800 recognizes when yout urn,and uses this information to give
youaccurate pace anddist ance.
STROKES
V800tells you how many strokes you take in a minute or per poollength. This information can beused to find
outmore abouty oursw immingtechnique, rhythm and timing.
SWOLF
SWOLF(short for swimming and golf)is anindirect measure of efficiency. SWOLF is c alculatedby adding
togetheryourt ime andthe amount of strokes it takes youto sw im a poollength. For instance, 30 seconds and
10strokes to sw im the lengthof a pool will equala SWOLF score of 40. Generally,the lower your SWOLF is
fora certain distance and style, the more efficient you are.