Some days just don’t go your way. Triathletes require a lot of equipment and that means it occasionally gets broken or lost.
Today I dropped my Garmin 310XT in the ocean surf and never saw it again. Whoops and #@!!%.
In order to get better GPS readings while open water swimming I typically put my Garmin monitor under my swim cap and secure it with my goggle strap. After my beautiful 1 mile ocean swim this afternoon I came out of the surf a little dizzy from the waves and unthinkingly yanked my swim cap from my head. Bye bye Garmin.
Ironically, Garmin has a software update for the 310XT so that the GPS tracks open water swim distance during wrist placement. This feature is built into the new 910XT.
If you decide to wear the Garmin monitor in your swim cap I would suggest securing it to you wetsuit or goggles via some type of string or lanyard.
My mission is to help others toward better health. Though I am far from perfect we each must make our own daily effort to stay fit and eat right.