Stroke Types

Stroke type identification is available only for pool swimming. Your stroke type is identified at the end of a length. Stroke types appear in your swimming history and in your Garmin Connect™ account. You can also select stroke type as a custom data field (Customizing the Data Screens).

Free

Freestyle

Back

Backstroke

Breast

Breaststroke

Butterfly

Butterfly

Mixed

More than one stroke type in an interval

Drill

Used with drill logging (Training with the Drill Log)

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November 2025