I am considering a watch for swimming. A couple of questions:
1) I'd like it to count laps automatically, can it do this? If so how? Do you set a distance for each lap?
2) Can it count laps and keep time at the same time?
3) What other uses are there for a swimming watch?
I would appreciate any advice? I'd like to spend $50 or less.
I am a fairly new swimmer, usually swim 30-45 minutes, sometimes do some speedwork but mostly just swim as many laps as I have time for.
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I haven't seen a watch that EASILY counts laps. They all require the opposite hand to press a button on the watch. That would never work for me in practice. It also violates a basic principle that you should do in practice what you would do in a race. Who wants to come off a flip turn and touch your watch?
I have seen finger-based lap counters. These are worn like a ring and are triggered by the thumb. These are not watches nor timers. They count laps.
Like this. I have never used one but these look much more practical as a lap counter.
I haven't seen a watch that EASILY counts laps. They all require the opposite hand to press a button on the watch. That would never work for me in practice. It also violates a basic principle that you should do in practice what you would do in a race. Who wants to come off a flip turn and touch your watch?
I have seen finger-based lap counters. These are worn like a ring and are triggered by the thumb. These are not watches nor timers. They count laps.
Like this. I have never used one but these look much more practical as a lap counter.
