Fitness tracker for swimming: 3 good recommendations

Fitness trackers are ideal if you want to track and evaluate your sporting activities. In this article we show you fitness trackers that are ideal for swimming.

Inexpensive fitness tracker for swimming - Xiaomi Mi Band 3

The Xiaomi Mi Band 3 is particularly attractive due to its low price, but it also has a lot to offer.

• You pay around 30 euros for the Xiaomi Mi Band 3 in black.
• The tracker is kept minimalist and due to the thin shape also suitable for slim wrists. In a separate post, we will explain how to set up your Xiaomi Mi Band 3.
• The fitness tracker from Xiaomi withstands depths of up to 50 meters and is therefore suitable for swimmers and hobby divers.
• However, you can only evaluate a swimming unit to a limited extent. The band provides a maximum of the training duration.
• Overall, the Mi Band 3 offers great value for money, but due to the lack of data when swimming, it is only suitable for beginners or people who need a rough overview.
• You can find more detailed information in our separate review of the Xiaomi Mi Band 3 Tracker.

All-rounder with swimming functions - Samsung Gear Fit 2 Pro

The Samsung Gear Fit 2 Pro has a very appealing design and display.

• The Gear Fit 2 Pro costs around 110 euros.
• The Samsung Gear Fit 2 Pro has a high-resolution and large display and is therefore very practical in everyday life.
• The Samsung tracker offers a wide range of functions. It counts your swims and measures the distance, duration of training and average speed.
• You can evaluate the data in the associated Samsung Health app.
• The Gear Fit 2 Pro is an elegant tracker that can also be used outside the swimming pool and is therefore attractive to a wide range of athletes.
• You can find a more detailed test in our article on Gear Fit 2 Pro.

Garmin Vivoactive HR

The Garmin Vivoactive HR offers an enormous amount of data, but it can also cost a lot.

• The Vivoactive HR costs around 215 euros.
• The Garmin tracker has a large rectangular color display. This makes the Vivoactive HR more suitable for wider wrists.
• While swimming, the wristband tracks the total distance and interval distance, calorie consumption, laps, as well as the average speed and number of swimming strokes.
• In the Garmin app, you have access to all data and can make a wide variety of settings for the length of the track and the values ​​displayed.
• The extensive evaluation of the workouts makes the Garmin Vivoactive HR suitable for professionals.
• You can find more information about the Garmin tracker in our test: Garmin Vivoactive HR.

Garmin Vivoactive - Fitness Tracker - Review

Fitness trackers belong to the so-called wearables. You will find out what that is in the next post.