MySwimPro: #1 Swim Workout App 4+

Enjoyable beasting!

The key to this app, for me, has been the way that it syncs and presents a workout on my watch. That’s just brilliant. Workouts are definitely worth the subscription.

As a newbie to training, I also like being able to see the drill videos in the plan just to make sure I know what I’m supposed to be doing. This module may become less valuable with time and familiarity.

The only flaw I’ve noticed is that the Training Plan has forgotten which workout I have last completed. I complete the workout, it is stored in my history, gets ticked off in the plan but when I come back, it’s forgotten and suggests doing the same plan for a second time (despite it still being logged). Annoying but not really an issue.

I didn’t find the analysis all that useful but I don’t have a coach. I might find it more valuable if it helped me understand trends (example would be SwimSmooth Guru).

Developer Response ,

Thank you for leaving us a review! We are excited to hear that you are enjoying the app!

We are aware of an issue that sometimes causes the workout to not be automatically marked complete and are working to get this resolved.

In the meantime, if you swipe left on the " start" button for a workout in a training plan, you can then manually mark the workout complete! This won't log an additional workout, it will only mark it complete in your training plan.

We'd love to hear more from you if you could send us a message at support@myswimpro.com

Could be better

I’ve just started using the free version in conjunction with my Apple Watch SE. I only swim as a way to keep fit, but am interested in the metrics I can get from the Watch. This app allows you to send a workout to the Watch prior to the swim, and it then tracks your progress against the workout. This feature is great, and has really helped me keep motivated by actually following a plan. It could have more free workouts, as I think it’s very harsh to only offer one workout without signing up to an extortionate subscription that nearly matches my monthly gym fee. Some improvements it could do with:

1. A way to skip to the next rep without having to unlock the device every time. Having to wait to unlock it actually adds time to the rep, so the metrics aren’t accurate. Maybe double tapping the crown would be a good option?

2. It’s not 100% accurate at registering laps. I’m usually 25m short at the end of a session, which doesn’t happen when I use Apple Fitness as the tracker.

3. A few more free workouts for us lowly common people.

With those improvements I’d be perfectly happy with the free version! As it is, I get a lot from it, and it’s the best one I’ve tried so far, but a little work to do.

A life changing App

I have been using MySwimPro for a couple of years now and it’s simply been life changing.

I took up swimming after knee injuries forced me to stop running so swimming was advised due to the lack of impact on said knees.

Before using the app I used to get in the pool without structure and it was difficult to aim towards anything other than getting in and swimming.

I was lucky enough to be given an Apple Watch from my wife for Christmas a few years ago and this helped to monitor my distances but still no plan to my swims. That was until I discovered MySwimPro. I now have a personal coach on my wrist and combined with the analytics the iPhone app brings its been superb.

Last year my aim was to swim a sub 1 hour 3.8k (iron man distance) and I achieved this with the help of the planned training on MySwimPro.

This year, after a lengthy injury at the end of last year (2018) I am planning on swimming the length of Lake Windermere in the Lake District (10.5 miles). The app is really helping me structure my swims so I feel like I get something out of every swim and head toward my goal.