Open Water Swim3.4 - App Store

Open Water Swim - Built by Open Water Swimmers, for Open Water Swimmers

Whether you’re training for a triathlon, swimming with friends, or just chasing your next ocean high - Open Water Swim helps you track, analyze, and relive every stroke with confidence.

Designed exclusively for Apple Watch and iPhone, this is the premier app made specifically for the open water swimming community - tested and trusted by real open water swimmers.

. Explore Curated Swims
Looking for a new route? Explore a hand-picked directory of curated swims around the world. Review entry and exit advice, check for local hazards, and find the perfect spot for your next open water adventure.

. Track with Precision
Get real-time, GPS-accurate data on your swim: distance, pace, duration, heart rate, and energy burned.

. Swim Official Events
Participating in a partnered race? Open Water Swim is the official tracker for select global events. Just swim the course, and our tech will automatically tag and verify your official completion.

. See Where You Swam
Relive your favorite swims on stunning satellite or topographic maps - complete with heart rate graphs and detailed performance insights.

. Swim Social
Automatically detect group swims and see your friends’ sessions in a community feed that brings the joy of open water right to your pocket.

. One-Tap Sharing
Send beautifully designed, data-rich swim summaries to your friends and training partners - it’s simple, visual, and highly satisfying.

. Your Complete Swim Log
Keep a beautiful history of all your swims, track your monthly progress, and analyze your long-term trends. Noticed something off with a route? Send your swim log straight to our team for review with a single tap.

Whether you’re a weekend warrior, competitive athlete, or ocean-loving soul - Open Water Swim is your ultimate companion in the water. We handle the tracking. You focus on the swim.

Download now and dive in.

Version History Find swims around the world. 3.4 Aug 21 Suggested friends based on activity 3.3.7 Aug 1 Distance can be shown only in yards (not miles) 3.3.6 Jul 29 Minor updates 3.3.5 Jul 23 Swim the Official Course!
This update introduces a brand new Events feature, and we're kicking things off by becoming the official swim tracker for the legendary North Shore Swim Series in Hawaii!
• Find & Swim Events: Discover official partnered races right in the app.
• Get Auto-Tagged: Just swim the course during the event window, and your session will be automatically tagged as an official finish—perfect for sharing.
• Performance Boost: This update also includes performance improvements and squashes some pesky bugs to make your tracking even smoother. 3.3.4 Mar 27 Swim the Official Course!
This update introduces a brand new Events feature, and we're kicking things off by becoming the official swim tracker for the legendary North Shore Swim Series in Hawaii!
• Find & Swim Events: Discover official partnered races right in the app.
• Get Auto-Tagged: Just swim the course during the event window, and your session will be automatically tagged as an official finish—perfect for sharing.
• Performance Boost: This update also includes performance improvements and squashes some pesky bugs to make your tracking even smoother. 3.3.3 Mar 20 Performance improvements 3.3.2 12/02/2025 Performance improvements 3.3.1 10/01/2025 Improvements to Strava sharing, widgets and more. 3.3 09/10/2025 Performance improvements 3.2.9 08/08/2025 Reminders to end your swim 3.2.8 08/01/2025 Performance Enhancements 3.2.7 07/07/2025 Performance enhancements 3.2.6 07/04/2025 Improved Location Handling 3.2.5 06/30/2025 Russian added 3.2.4 06/26/2025 Spanish and French now available 3.2.3 06/23/2025 You can now add friends, swim with them, and have group swims tracked automatically. 3.2.2 06/13/2025 You can now add friends, swim with them, and have group swims tracked automatically. 3.2.1 06/12/2025 You can now add friends, swim with them, and have group swims tracked automatically. 3.2 06/10/2025 Performance improvements 3.1.3 04/08/2025 Fixed an issue with pausing. 3.1.2 04/01/2025 Fixed a bug where the distance shown on your watch after a swim was different than that shown in the app. 3.1.1 03/27/2025 Real time distance on the watch. Share to instagram stories is fixed. 3.1 02/19/2025 Performance improvements 3.0.5 02/12/2025 Minor fixes should improve accuracy 3.0.4 02/09/2025