Garmin · 2012
Garmin SwimSize, Dimensions & Wrist Fit
Case Width
44mm
Thickness
13mm
Lug-to-Lug
48mm
Weight
40g
The Garmin Garmin Swim sits best on flat wrist widths of about 51–69mm (≈ 13.6–18.4cm wrist circumference). Adjust the slider below to check your wrist.
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The Garmin Swim™ in short
The figures that decide whether this watch suits you, pulled out of the full specification sheet further down.
- 13mm thick. Thinner than 83% of 44mm watches, so it slides under a cuff more easily than most of its size.
- chemically strengthened glass case, chemically strengthened glass glass.
Does the Garmin Swim fit your wrist?
Drag the slider to your wrist width and see the Garmin Swim overlaid at true scale. Lug-to-lug — not case diameter — decides whether a watch overhangs your wrist.
Watch Fit Tool
For sports watches, lug-to-lug (L2L) is what matters most — it decides whether a watch overhangs your wrist. Bulky is fine; overhang is not.
Measure at the point where you wear your watch — typically just below the wrist bone.
Flat width — lay your arm on a table, palm facing up, and measure straight across the top of your wrist with a ruler. Bone to bone; do not follow the curve down the sides.
Around — wrap a tape measure snugly round the wrist. No tape? Wrap a strip of paper, mark the overlap and hold the strip against a ruler.
Width ≠ circumference. They are different numbers — around 170mm is about 64mm across — so set the toggle to whichever one you actually measured before you type it in.
Garmin Garmin Swim™
Case 44.0mm · Lug-to-lug 48.0mm · Thickness 13.0mm · 40g
Sweet Spot
48mm on a 55mm wrist
48.0mm across a wrist that has the room for it, and nothing else about the case argues with the size.
On a 55mm wrist the sweet spot is 47–53mm lug to lug. This one is 48mm.
Measure where you wear it, just below the wrist bone. Either of these works — the tool converts between them.
- 1. Flat width — arm flat on a table, palm up. Measure straight across the top of the wrist, bone to bone, ignoring the curve down the sides.
- 2. Around — a tape, or a strip of paper marked and held against a ruler, snug the whole way round.
Leather: Attaches at the lugs, so the case back rests on your skin. Thins and softens with wear. Typical figures, not this model’s own.
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- Across the wrist3.5mm spare each side
Fills the wrist without reaching the edge.
- Off the wrist13.0mm off the skin
Normal sports-watch height for a wrist this size. (13.0mm case, back against the skin)
- How it seats~4.7mm under the rim
Seats well, with the case back following most of the wrist.
- Weight on the wrist40g
Light enough to forget you have it on. (0.7g per mm of wrist)
Happy with the fit? Check current availability for the Garmin Swim.
Check offer2D Dimension Schematics
The Garmin Swim™ drawn to scale — from above, and in profile against the wrist.
- Garmin Garmin Swim™44mm × 48mm · 13mm thick
3D preview
Garmin Garmin Swim™ on a wrist
On an arm sized to your own wrist — the view a product photo never gives you.
Shapes are built from published measurements, not manufacturer 3D models — accurate proportions, generic dial.
Garmin Swim™ specifications
The figures that decide a purchase, followed by every line Garmin publishes.
- Resolution
- 55 x 31 pixels
- Glass
- chemically strengthened glass
- Strap
- TPU
- Storage
- 200 hours of activity
Full specification sheet
22 published lines across 7 groups, unedited
Overview
- Family
- Garmin
General
- Lens Material
- chemically strengthened glass
- Memory/History
- 200 hours of activity
- Strap material
- TPU
- Display resolution
- 55 x 31 pixels
Sensors
- Accelerometer
Product Info
- Main SKU
- 010-01004-00
- Product ID
- 97287
- Product Name
- Garmin Swim™
- Release Date
- 7/5/2012
- Product Variation
- Watch Only
Clock Features
- Timer
- Stopwatch
- Time/date
- Alarm clock
Activity Profiles
- Swim
- Pool Swimming
Swimming Features
- Drill logging (pool swim only)
- Countdown start (pool swim only)
- "Repeat on" rest timer (pool swim only)
- Basic rest timer (up from 0) (pool swim only)
- Stroke type detection (freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly) (pool swim only)
- Pool swim metrics (lengths, distance, pace, stroke count, swim efficiency (SWOLF), calories)
Alternatives to the Garmin Swim™
Watches that cover a similar amount of wrist, with the measurements that separate them.
Garmin
vívomove® 3
- Width
- 44mm
- Thick
- 11.3mm
- Weight
- 29.6g
Garmin
Forerunner® 745
- Width
- 43.8mm
- Thick
- 13.3mm
- Weight
- 47g
Garmin
vívoactive®
- Width
- 43.8mm
- Thick
- 8mm
- Weight
- 38g
Garmin
Approach® S12
- Width
- 43.7mm
- Thick
- 11.5mm
- Weight
- 34.1g
Garmin
Venu® 2 Plus
- Width
- 43.6mm
- Thick
- 12.6mm
- Weight
- 51g
Garmin
Forerunner® 945 LTE
- Width
- 44.4mm
- Thick
- 13.9mm
- Weight
- 49g
Garmin Swim™ — Frequently Asked Questions
Will the Garmin Garmin Swim fit my wrist?
The Garmin Garmin Swim looks balanced on flat wrist widths of roughly 51–69mm (about 13.6–18.4cm circumference). Drag the slider above to check it against your own measurement.
Is the Garmin Garmin Swim thick for a 44mm watch?
At 13mm, thinner than 83% of 44mm watches, so it slides under a cuff more easily than most of its size. Thickness, not case width, is what decides whether a watch catches on a shirt cuff.
What other watches are the same size as the Garmin Garmin Swim?
Omega Seamaster Diver 300M Master Co-Axial 43.5 Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, TAG Heuer Carrera Chronograph Extreme Sport Titanium - Ceramic / Blue / Bracelet, Apple Watch Ultra 3, Samsung Galaxy Watch8 - LTE · 44mm all sit within half a millimetre of the Garmin Garmin Swim's 44mm case, so they cover the same amount of wrist.
What is the lug-to-lug of the Garmin Garmin Swim?
48mm, against a 44mm case width. Lug-to-lug is the measurement that decides overhang: if it exceeds the flat width of your wrist, the lugs sit past the edge no matter how modest the case diameter looks.
