I remember back when Polar was the happening heart rate monitor company back in 1996 when I first started triathlons. Their HRMs had the ability to read and transmit through the water to the watch a current heart rate value. When the 2.4Ghz bandwidth, ANT+ and Bluetooth technology took over the industry, the ability to transmit a HRM signal disappeared and athletes were no longer able to get an accurate HR reading while swimming. That’s no longer the case with the introduction of Garmin’s HRM-Swim heart rate monitor. When I heard they were being released, and that we would once again have the ability to get an accurate HR reading in the water, I was sure to pre-order one. Last week (September 2015), the bundle ($199), which contains two HR straps, the HRM-Swim and HRM-Tri, arrived. For clarification, the HRM-Swim is designed to be used for swim workouts or swim-only races, as it provides HR data only. The HRM-Tri is designed to be used both in the water and running, as it incorporates the features of the Garmin HRM-Run monitors, mainly the ability to track vertical oscillation and other running metrics.
Garmin HRM-Swim Review
Garmin HRM-Swim Review
Garmin HRM-Swim Review
I remember back when Polar was the happening heart rate monitor company back in 1996 when I first started triathlons. Their HRMs had the ability to read and transmit through the water to the watch a current heart rate value. When the 2.4Ghz bandwidth, ANT+ and Bluetooth technology took over the industry, the ability to transmit a HRM signal disappeared and athletes were no longer able to get an accurate HR reading while swimming. That’s no longer the case with the introduction of Garmin’s HRM-Swim heart rate monitor. When I heard they were being released, and that we would once again have the ability to get an accurate HR reading in the water, I was sure to pre-order one. Last week (September 2015), the bundle ($199), which contains two HR straps, the HRM-Swim and HRM-Tri, arrived. For clarification, the HRM-Swim is designed to be used for swim workouts or swim-only races, as it provides HR data only. The HRM-Tri is designed to be used both in the water and running, as it incorporates the features of the Garmin HRM-Run monitors, mainly the ability to track vertical oscillation and other running metrics.