Guru review
Unique personalised insights. Perfect training companion
Training
Assessment
Just not right
Keeps telling me i am entering thumb first with hand. I have had freinds pool side guards etc watch and even done 2 lengths deliberately entering sideways with little finger going in first but still tells me thumb first.
Great training - shame about the tech
App is great. Great workout. Great training.
V. Disappointing that the app closes / throws you out, whenever you look try to look at training drills
Shame you can’t review previous week training drills
V. Disappointing that the app closes / throws you out, whenever you look try to look at training drills
Shame you can’t review previous week training drills
Amazing programming
Have been using for years and have become such a better swimmer. Have used for Ironman and distance swimming events.
Fantastic feedback!
Really helped my swimming!
All in one swim app
This app has everything a swimmer needs from detailed structured workouts to detailed insights on your stroke. The workouts give you exact pacing guidelines derived from your CSS which I haven’t come across anywhere else. Constant feedback on your stroke enables day-to-day improvement.
All round best swim app
A great tool for tracking each swim, 6 different stroke analytics, training plans to improve CSS times and staying motivated throughout the year.
Interesting stroke analysis
The stroke analysis is interesting and gives plenty to work on. It is linked to a well curated and extensive collection of videos explaining faults detected and suggesting drills to help correct them. There is also a large collection of sets and tailored schedules for attaining your goals. Helpful responses to questions while initially getting up to speed on the app. Well worth trying so can see if it works for you.
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Great App
Been using it for a few years to help me structure my sessions. I swim without a squad so this helps me to stay focused.
Best swimming app in the world.
Everything in one place - trading program, swim insights, activities, swim sets, swim videos & much more 🥰
Very interesting app for serious swimmers
What’s working well:
-I had a coached session, which confirmed the accuracy of Swim Guru’s output.
For one session, my left arm was consistently entering the water first — and the app picked that up. The watch was on my left wrist, so understandably, the data shown was limited to that arm.
- On day two, I moved the watch to my right wrist and updated the settings accordingly. This time, the app displayed data for both arms. It’s still unclear how it estimates arm position for the non-watch side, but the readout was informative.
-The included images and videos are a great touch — there’s a wealth of material here on stroke mechanics, technique, and training approach. I’ve only scratched the surface, but what I’ve seen so far is helpful.
-The first swim’s analysis matched what my coach observed poolside, particularly around the effect of a thumb-first hand entry. That correlation builds confidence in the tool.
-Kick and drill sets are tracked well — and like Apple’s own app, this is handled quite accurately. Over a 3,200m session, the discrepancy was just 25m — effectively one length.
What could be improved:
Heart rate zones would benefit from clearer colour coding — red for high intensity, through to blue for recovery — following standard conventions.
Feature suggestions:
It would be a big step forward to offer more in-pool, real-time performance metrics on the watch itself. These are still missing in Apple’s own app, so Swim Guru has an opportunity to stand out. Useful fields could include:
1. Pace per 100m for the last interval (rather than session average)
2. Time and distance of the last interval
3. Turnaround time for repeat-on sets
4. Rest time tracking between intervals
5. Maximum heart rate for the session
Overall
A promising start — and with a few added features, it could become a truly indispensable tool for swimmers. Keep up the good work.
-I had a coached session, which confirmed the accuracy of Swim Guru’s output.
For one session, my left arm was consistently entering the water first — and the app picked that up. The watch was on my left wrist, so understandably, the data shown was limited to that arm.
- On day two, I moved the watch to my right wrist and updated the settings accordingly. This time, the app displayed data for both arms. It’s still unclear how it estimates arm position for the non-watch side, but the readout was informative.
-The included images and videos are a great touch — there’s a wealth of material here on stroke mechanics, technique, and training approach. I’ve only scratched the surface, but what I’ve seen so far is helpful.
-The first swim’s analysis matched what my coach observed poolside, particularly around the effect of a thumb-first hand entry. That correlation builds confidence in the tool.
-Kick and drill sets are tracked well — and like Apple’s own app, this is handled quite accurately. Over a 3,200m session, the discrepancy was just 25m — effectively one length.
What could be improved:
Heart rate zones would benefit from clearer colour coding — red for high intensity, through to blue for recovery — following standard conventions.
Feature suggestions:
It would be a big step forward to offer more in-pool, real-time performance metrics on the watch itself. These are still missing in Apple’s own app, so Swim Guru has an opportunity to stand out. Useful fields could include:
1. Pace per 100m for the last interval (rather than session average)
2. Time and distance of the last interval
3. Turnaround time for repeat-on sets
4. Rest time tracking between intervals
5. Maximum heart rate for the session
Overall
A promising start — and with a few added features, it could become a truly indispensable tool for swimmers. Keep up the good work.
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Love it
This app is one of the best swim technique apps I’ve ever used. I pair this app with my Garmin Connect app the two sync flawlessly. I have to say I am impressed. 😁
All round best swim app
A great tool for tracking each swim, 6 different stroke analytics, training plans to improve CSS times and staying motivated throughout the year.
Fantastic
Great app, really well thought out with an extensive library of drills and workouts. Easy to create a training plan for any length/ schedule. Really impressed that this is free
Brilliant
Just started using this Excellent app! Highly recommend it.
Just one suggestion though. Need to include a complication for Apple Watch for easy access.
Just one suggestion though. Need to include a complication for Apple Watch for easy access.
Pouco tempo para avaliar
O App parece ser bom, mas deram apenas uma semana para testar. É muito pouco tempo para ver resultados de treinos propostos.
Compatibility
Since one of the best swim watches is a Garmin Swim 2 with GPS it would be awesome if this app worked with a watch specifically for swimming. What’s good about the G Swim 2 is that it tracks rest periods automatically and more accurately and you can interact with it without purging water. The Apple Watch interface can’t be used unless you purge the water and it doesn’t track rests between sets. I’ve tried swimsmooth with my apple watch and it works fairly well. But if I get the Garmin, I’ll be wearing both if I use swimsmooth. Can you make compatibility work with a Garmin?
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Good app
This is a very good app. While not every data point is meticulously precise, it gives you solid information about the quality of your stroke technique and effort. Best on the market as far as I can tell. The developers should be proud!! Nonetheless, I do hope there are updates coming to further improvement accuracy of information. Would love to see what more these developers can do as tech improves.
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unglaublich
ich benutze die app auf der apple watch se. die bahnen werden viel besser gezählt als bei der apple app, und die "debug" visualisierungen sind der hammer!
in dieser app steckt richtiges robotik-know-how drin, hier waren profis am werk!
in dieser app steckt richtiges robotik-know-how drin, hier waren profis am werk!
