Polar Verity Sense | Training in swimming mode 

I think this would be tricky, since bluetooth doesn't work under water.

I think you can broadcast heart rate to a Bluetooth watch during the swim, but heart rate in the water might not be 100% accurate with the optical sensor this device uses.

Use it on the goggles, mine works

Howdy! While swimming, It's recommended to use Polar Verity Sense against your temple with the help of a swimming goggle strap clip to get the most accurate data for your heart rate and swimming metrics (pool swimming). Hope this helps. 🙂

@@PolarGlobal In the pool, used on the arm and not on the elastic band of the goggles, it (probably) works well for measuring the pulse, but it greatly miscounted the number of laps done as well as the completely random change of style. Buy it only as a heart rate monitor

Howdy! Just to double check, did you use the swimming mode when using your Polar Verity Sense? Here is instructions on how to do it: support.polar.com/en/how-to-use-polar-verity-sense-in-swimming-mode?product_id=105848&category=swimming The distance and pace calculations are based on the set pool length and detected turns. You can set the default pool length for swimming distance and pace calculations from the Polar Flow app settings. The sensor detects turns with an integrated gyroscope. I hope this helps.

@@PolarGlobal Thanks i just figured out yesterday that orientation of device might matter - in manual it stated it need to be button on top, and led on bottom. I dont remember how it was previously oriented, but it was opposite when distance was wrongly calculated, I'll recheck with correct orientation. And please guys switch to .fit format instead of TCX - strava didnt like it and showing 0 as total distance in swimming pools sessions, of that imported activities from verity sense, while lap distance is correct. I filed ticket to strava, but you might have more ways to influence them or your dev. Could someone help with that? Looking at TCX file from openwater that is correctly displayed, the swimming pool one xml structure looks correct besides coordinates obviously so dont know what to do.

@@esmirno1 Did you solve the distance problem? I always get wrong values. At most I’ve got 325 meters (out of 1500) and usually around 100m max

@@RunWithMyDog yep I’ve oriented verity sense as in manual, button faced top and put it on right side of googles. Had swim in this setup two time was 1500 and 975 meters so pretty accurate and match my wristband distance. Strava team promised to fix issue with distance soon. www.strava.com/activities/5662797549 open in browser to see lap distance. Also I only swim freestyle and not doing flip turns only so called breaststroke turns - maybe this matter.

@@esmirno1 thanks. I will check this out

Hi there and cheers for reaching out. I'd advise you to solely use Polar Verity Sense when swimming. The Polar M400 does not measure HR while swimming. More information can be found here: support.polar.com/en/support/swimming_with_polar_loop_and_m400

@@PolarGlobal Gracias por la respuesta. Una pena que no pueda funcionar de esa manera. De todas formas, por el momento estoy muy contento con mi nuevo sensor. Ojalá me de el mismo resultado que el que me está dando el M400. :) Thank you!

You buy the verity sense, not the oh1

Hey there! Hopefully this will clarify things a bit. For you information, we're working closely together with Strava and luckily we haven't bumped in to similar problems recently. So, Strava is not able to calculate how the user has been in the pool. This is because in practice they do not have at their disposal the data produced by the built in 3D sensors found in our devices. This follows that "Rest time" given at Flow cannot be conveyed to partners' systems. Furthermore, they don't interpret how user has paused the training session manually even though the pause times could be deduced from the data we send to them. All in all it may be a bit of a difficult to follow but let's see how we do in our attempt to explain where all the different times come from. * The file we send to Strava contains the time when user has started "Start" button and the time when user has pressed "Stop" button. The time between these two presses is the total recorded time. Most likely this is the time Strava reports. * User might manually pause the recording during the training recording and Polar Flow subtracts the pause time from the total time and reports the result as "Duration". This info is something what Strava could derive from the data we send to them but for some reason does not. * In Flow the there is also "Swimming duration" and "Rest time" visible. This information is derived from the built in 3D sensors, i.e. based on the 3D sensor data we know when the user has in fact advanced in the pool and what time they have rested. This information is unfortunately something that we can not include in the file sent to Strava as the file form (TCX file) does not make it possible to include the data. To sum up (to toot our own horn just a tad) we can say it's a bit complicated but we do really have a very good and accurate analysis in Polar Flow.

Hi there! With Polar Verity Sense you can track your heart rate, pace and distance whilst in the water. I hope this helps! 😊

Hey! Yes the correct mode for open water swimming would be the record mode. I'd recommend to check this article to learn more: support.polar.com/en/how-to-use-polar-verity-sense-in-swimming-mode

Howdy! The internal memory on Polar Verity Sense saves your workout and you can either or start your training session with the Polar Flow app or straight from Verity Sense by pressing the button and selecting the 'recording' mode. Therefore, to double check, have you started and saved your workout using the sports watch or Verity Sense? When your workout is over you should be able to sync the data to your Flow app and see what went into your session.

Hi there, you can read more about it on this page: chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/support.polar.com/e_manuals/Regulatory_information/enote-rf-verity-sense.pdf I hope this helps! 😊

Howdy! Yes you can measure your heart rate in the sea as well. Moreover, I'd advice you to clean the Polar Verity Sense after the use when swimming in the ocean. Here are some useful tips: support.polar.com/e_manuals/verity-sense/polar-verity-sense-user-manual-english/caring-for-your-verity-sense.htm

Thanks for reaching out! Sorry to hear you had some problems with the metrics. We suggest you check you are wearing your sensor correctly. Please find the instructions here: support.polar.com/e_manuals/verity-sense/polar-verity-sense-user-manual-english/training-in-swimming-mode.htm You can change the pool length setting after your swimming session from the training analysis view in the Flow app, and the swimming metrics will be updated accordingly. I hope this helps! 😊

Hi there! Yes, you can track your heart rate, pace and distance whilst in the water with Polar Verity Sense. I hope this helps. 😊

Hi there! When you're recording a swimming session, we highly recommend attaching the Verity Sense to your swimming goggles strap with the swimming goggle strap clip. This allows you to get the most accurate swimming metrics. I hope this helps! 🤗

@@PolarGlobalthanks for the feedback For the best heart rate measurement, what do you recommend in swimming pool? Lower arm, upper arm or swimming goggles?

We recommend using the Verity Sense and attaching it to your swimming goggles strap with the swimming goggle strap clip. I'd highly recommend you to check this short video about how to use Verity Sense in swimming mode: support.polar.com/en/how-to-use-polar-verity-sense-in-swimming-mode I hope this helps! 😊

same problem here. Did you find a solution?

Hi there. If I understood your question right, then I can tell you that while swimming, Polar Verity Sense tracks your heart rate, pace and distance in the pool. Just wear it and check your data from the Polar Flow app afterward. Lastly, for open water, you can track your heart rate data while swimming. I hope this helps.

@@PolarGlobal Hi, my question was whether I can track HR during swim using Verity and display it on the watch during the training in between sets. So this way I get live HR info on the watch. So in other words, is it possible to get access to the HR data mid-session, or can I only see the HR afterwards.

@@sheevys Hi, we have a solution using the Verity Sense positioned on the lower arm 2-3 finger width above the device. The distance is short enough for the BLE signal to still be picked up under water giving you reliable HR during the swim. Have a look at a blog article I wrote on the topic - ihfproducts.co.za/blogs/swimming/accurate-heart-rate-in-swimming - - when using Polar Grit X or Polar V2, you can turn off OHR ensuring the only HR signal is from the Verity Sense. I hope this helps.

@@haraldzumpt9447 Interesting, thanks for the info. Will it work with Garmin watch as well?

@@sheevys I have not tried it with a Garmin as I work for Polar but ANT+ signal should have similar properties in water to BLE. Will add it to my list to test.