Is there a wrist watch with a lap timer that works for swimming laps?
Is anybody using one successfully?
Which brand and model is it?
Do you hold the watch face down while pushing the lap button, or take any other steps to prevent water entry?
Casio and Timex both make wrist watch lap timers. Timex even sells theirs under the brand name IRONMAN Triathlon. What their advertising and marketing literature typically doesn't tell you, but a call to either companies customer service will reveal, is that they both strongly advise against pushing the lap timer button under water.
What is less clear is pushing the button immediately after a lap, with the watch held in air, but still wet. I could not get either company's customer service to say it was OK to push the lap button then; but they seemed less adamant that that wouldn't work.
Swimosaur - I love the idea of a personal underwater pace clock. It's on the pricey side though ($169). If it works well for a long time it would be worth it. How long have you had yours?
JanSwim - I have had my PacePal for a year and a half. Full disclosure: There was an equipment failure during the first year, but PacePal replaced the defective clock immediately, and at no cost. I give their customer service a 100% A+ rating. I use it daily, and sometimes twice a day, so I am a heavy user. The unit I have now has been working flawlessly for 10 months.
The PacePal was designed by a competitive swimmer, for competitive swimmers. The President of PacePal is a wonderful gentleman, Larry Day. Larry swam for the University of Michigan '69-'73, and has stayed in shape ever since. He definitely walks the talk(*)! Larry is the current FINA masters world record holder in M60-64 LCM 200 fly (2:29.05), and the immediate past WR holder in M60-64 LCM 400 IM (5:28.25). And did I mention, a really great guy?
I shopped for a portable, personal pace clock for several years before I got the PacePal. As far as I can tell, it is the best choice on the market.
(*) Swims the spiel?
Swimosaur - I love the idea of a personal underwater pace clock. It's on the pricey side though ($169). If it works well for a long time it would be worth it. How long have you had yours?
JanSwim - I have had my PacePal for a year and a half. Full disclosure: There was an equipment failure during the first year, but PacePal replaced the defective clock immediately, and at no cost. I give their customer service a 100% A+ rating. I use it daily, and sometimes twice a day, so I am a heavy user. The unit I have now has been working flawlessly for 10 months.
The PacePal was designed by a competitive swimmer, for competitive swimmers. The President of PacePal is a wonderful gentleman, Larry Day. Larry swam for the University of Michigan '69-'73, and has stayed in shape ever since. He definitely walks the talk(*)! Larry is the current FINA masters world record holder in M60-64 LCM 200 fly (2:29.05), and the immediate past WR holder in M60-64 LCM 400 IM (5:28.25). And did I mention, a really great guy?
I shopped for a portable, personal pace clock for several years before I got the PacePal. As far as I can tell, it is the best choice on the market.
(*) Swims the spiel?
