Smart Watches for Pool and Open Water

I've been relatively happy with my Garmin 920xt for the last four years, but looking to upgrade. What are the favorite Smart Watches on the market today? I am primarily interested for pool and open water training (and events), and it would be great to be able to incorporate a heart rate monitor and a water-temperature gauge into the actual watch. It would be nice if it worked well for calculating kicking and one-arm (off arm) drill distances to get a better handle on TOTAL session distances. Connectivity to social fitness platforms would be fantastic. Any recommendations?
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  • Former Member
    Former Member over 4 years ago
    I haven't tested it in the pool (thank you, COVID-19). It does seem accurate as far as HR goes. The main screen (open water swimming) shows time and distance, but I think you can scroll to HR. It buzzes and chirps every 500yds. I have been having some issues with it accurately tracking my in-water distance, but I'm going to play around with it - I wonder if it's confused when I switch strokes.
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  • Former Member
    Former Member over 4 years ago
    I haven't tested it in the pool (thank you, COVID-19). It does seem accurate as far as HR goes. The main screen (open water swimming) shows time and distance, but I think you can scroll to HR. It buzzes and chirps every 500yds. I have been having some issues with it accurately tracking my in-water distance, but I'm going to play around with it - I wonder if it's confused when I switch strokes.
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