Hi,
I suggest to add an open water swimming activity tracking with pace calculations based on the elapsed time instead of moving time that is used for swimming activity tracking now.
I swim in the open water on a weekly basis and track my activity using my smartphone that I put inside the buoy. However, I am not happy with pace calculations provided as it is based on the moving time metrics that usually shows wrong value. For example, just yesterday I swam the distance of 2431 meters (Distance)in the open water for the total time of 51:00 minutes (Elapsed Time). However, the app reports 16:30 minutes of Moving Time and average page (Avg Pace) resulting to 40s/100m that is absolutely inadequate number. See screenshot below for details. That's why I believe the underlying Strava algorithm for calculating the moving time is not working properly for this type of activity unlike running or cycling.
Moreover, I believe that moving time is not the valid metric for open water swimming as you never actually stop in the water while swimming because you have to keep moving to maintain your body floating.
That is why I suggest to create a separate activity for open water swimming like it is done in Google Fit, for example. The metrics calculations should be based on elapsed time. In this way I expect to get fair results for my open water swimming activities.
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