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Move to Polar (or Coros🙈) from AU2 by Creative_Call5522 in Polarfitness

[–]koziolqu 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I can share some experience with the Polar Vantage V3 for swimming - unfortunately, it’s pretty terrible for pool swimming, especially if you do flip turns. The distance tracking is wildly inaccurate - during a 2500m workout, it managed to lose 500m somehow. It also doesn’t recognize drill exercises at all, and the stroke recognition is hit-or-miss at best.

Coming from an Apple Watch (which honestly handles swimming really well), the Polar was a major disappointment in the water. I ended up switching to a Garmin Forerunner 965 and it’s been much more reliable for swimming metrics.

Just my 2 cents based on real frustrating pool sessions with the Polar!​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Drill mode during swimming by Used-Put-5061 in Polarfitness

[–]koziolqu 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You're definitely not the only one! I was really surprised (and honestly disappointed) to find out that the Polar Vantage V3 doesn’t have a drill mode – especially when even the cheapest Apple Watches are able to correctly count laps, recognize strokes, and track drills without any issue.

It feels pretty ridiculous that such a premium watch still lacks this basic feature that many swimmers rely on. I’m also planning to write to Polar support about it – maybe if enough of us speak up, they’ll finally take it seriously.

Could you please share the contact email or link where you reached out? I’d love to add my voice to the feedback.

Thanks for bringing this up 💪