SWOLF - Clearly explain how Suunto counts
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Hi,
When swimming, I’m following my SWOLF metrics quite carefully. I am not sure how Suunto counts it: the assistance tells me it is based on the number of strokes, but the result is not relevant to my own counts… It seems Suunto is based on the number of cycles.
I read something like that on Reddit. An official tutorial or explanation in the R3S user guide would be appreciated.I’ve bought my first sports watch one week ago, and I chose a Suunto Race 3S. My main use is for swimming practices (three times a week); I know it is not the best watch for it, but the R3S offers me a good compromise with my outdoor activities. So, if this SWOLF point could be made clear, it would be perfect for me!
Thanks!
Damien -
@Damien-0 SWOLF should be the sum of the number of strokes and the seconds that took you to complete a pool lenght. So if your swimming in a 25m pool, and a length took you 30 seconds and 25 strokes, your SWOLF is 55.
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@SergioB thanks for your help, I know what swolf is. I point a différence between my counts and Suunto one’s. The addition is so différent that it makes no sense.
Counting the number of cycles is much more close to my SWOLF évaluation.
I get the same conclusion with this reddit post : https://www.reddit.com/r/Suunto/s/d9BANZAhJq.So, a Suunto official explanation should be appreciate.
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According to this (https://www.trainingzones.io/en/guides/swolf-freestyle-technique) most watches count each stroke. But Possibly Suunto counts the full cycle.
At the end it doesn’t matter, if you always count the same thing… -
@2b2bff yes, you are right ! Even so, swolf is a personnal metric, it could be interesting to compare to other swimmers.
But yes, no matter how it counts, the main thing is that I can track my progress and my technique training !
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