Why Apple Watch Ultra 2 doesn't track distance in open water swimming?

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Why Apple Watch Ultra 2 doesn't track distance in open water swimming?

My Ultra 2 is not tracking distance in Open Water swimming workouts even though i’m swimming freestyle and have all the location services activated and the info all updated. The gps is working but i don’t have any info on the pace or distance.

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Apple Watch Ultra 2, watchOS 10

Posted on Jun 30, 2024 6:58 AM

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Answer 1

Jeff Donald

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Jul 5, 2024 6:22 AM in response to Carvao

>>Get better results

Your Apple Watch estimates your measurements during workouts based on the information that you entered during setup. Here's how each workout is measured:
- Open Water Swim: GPS will only provide distance when you do a freestyle stroke. Water might prevent a heart-rate measurement, but calories will still be tracked using the built-in accelerometer.
Learn how to update your personal information.<<

Swim with your Apple Watch - Apple Support

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Ingo2711

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Jul 4, 2024 10:12 PM in response to Carvao

My Apple Watch Ultra 2 did only record a distance of 100m, but gave me info on the pace, burned calories during the overall time of 20min.

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