How To Stop A Swim Workout

[Buadhai]

I have an Ultra 1 and use WorkOutDoors. My wife has a Watch 6 and uses Apple's Workout app.

We both have difficulty stopping swim workouts.

Here's how I plan to stop a swim workout:

• Stop swimming
• Simultaneously press the two side buttons to initiate a manual pause
• Press and hold the Digital Crown to disable Water Lock
• Press and hold the screen to get the big Stop button screen
• Press Stop
• Confirm the end of the workout

This is what actually happens in real life

• Stop swimming
• Press the two side buttons simultaneously. Nothing happens. Try again. Nothing happens. Try a third time and the Control Panel screen appears.
• Get back to the WorkOutDoors app and try the side buttons again. Nothing happens
• Give up on the side buttons and hold the Digital Crown to disable Water Lock
• Press and hold the screen. Nothing happens.
• Blow vigorously on the watch in a futile attempt to dry it off while scraping my finger on the poolside concrete in an attempt to dry it off.
• Stop screen finally appears, but pressing the Stop button does nothing
• Make a second attempt to dry screen and finger
• Stop button works now.
• Confirm workout end
• Note that the total workout time displayed is now over two minutes longer than the actual workout.
• Delete workout because the total time saved is longer than the actual workout time.

My wife doesn't even attempt to press the two side buttons any more. She goes directly to the Digital Crown to disable water lock. But, with a wet watch and wet fingers she still has trouble getting the watch to respond.

There must be an easier way.

 

[CharlesShaw]

"hey Siri, end workout"

 

[Buadhai]

"hey Siri, end workout"

Well, that didn't quite work for a WorkOutDoors workout. It does work for an Apple Workout workout. It even disables water lock. Nice.