Swim wild — someone always knows your last position.
Open-water mode runs a tight, cold-shock-aware check-in, watches for a prolonged loss of movement in the water, and keeps your entry point and last GPS ready to hand to a rescue crew.
- 10 minTight check-in
- No-moveIn-water watch
- EntryPoint logged
Cold water gives you very little time and open water hides a struggle. Swim mode keeps a tight check-in, watches for a prolonged loss of movement, and holds your entry point and last position ready to relay to a rescue crew.
Cold-shock-aware check-ins, an in-water no-movement watch and your entry point held.
- Prolonged no-movement / distress watch in the water
- Cold-shock-aware, tight check-in cadence
- Entry point + last GPS kept for rescue
- Runs from a phone in a tow-float dry pouch
How Open-water swim works, step by step.
- 1
Start Open-water on the home screen
Tap Open-water swim in Vygard Sports and pop your phone in a tow-float dry pouch. Check-ins run tight — in cold water a missed one matters fast.
- 2
Set your entry point
Vygard marks where you got in, so a rescue crew has a start point even if you drift.
- 3
Swim — Vygard watches for no-movement
The engine watches for a prolonged loss of movement that shouldn't happen mid-swim, and counts down your check-ins.
- 4
A missed check-in raises the alarm
Miss a check-in or trigger SOS and your contact is alerted with your entry point and last position — ready to pass to the Coastguard or a lifeguard.
The Open-water swim pack, spec by spec.
The same safety engine as every mode in Vygard Sports, tuned for open-water swim. Indicative values — refined in real-world use.
- Detects
- Prolonged no-movement in water
- Fall sensitivity
- Lowno-movement backstop (impact filtered)
- Silent check-in
- Every 10 min
- Location cadence
- At entry + every check-in
- What triggers an alert
- Prolonged no-movement, a missed check-in, or manual SOS
- Who's notified & how
- Your trusted contact with your entry point + last position — plus a UK ARC on the monitored tier
- Works off-grid
- Alerts triggered with no signal are saved with your last location and sent the instant coverage returns — over satellite on supported phones.
- Devices
- Apple Watch Ultra (cellular, water-resistant to 100m) recommended — wrist-only SOS + no-movement, no phone in the water. Or a phone in a tow-float dry pouch.
- Price
- £5.99/mo — one subscription covers every mode. Start free, no card.
Built for the wrist
Open water is the one place you won't carry a phone — swim mode is designed around Apple Watch Ultra: wrist-only SOS and a no-movement watch, phone optional in a tow-float.
Cold-shock cadence
Tighter check-ins than land sports because cold water leaves so little margin.
Entry point held
Where you got in is kept for a rescue crew even if you've drifted.
Tow-float friendly
Designed to run from a phone in a dry pouch on your tow-float.
Create your account, then download Vygard Sports.
Start your free account online in a couple of minutes — no card needed. Then install Vygard Sports and sign in; Open-water swim is one of the modes waiting for you. Scan to download, or tap your store.
