Swimming Stopwatches

Built for the Pool

In the high-humidity, splash-heavy world of competitive swimming, standard watches don’t cut it. Our swimming stopwatches are water-resistant and have specialised software to help swimmers and coaches track stroke efficiency and split times with elite precision. For a stopwatch to be suitable for serious swimming timing and coaching, it needs to be able to time in minutes, seconds and 1/100th second. Ideally, it also needs to be water resistant. A memory stopwatch function is preferable so that you can recall your lap times and cumulative lap times by using the memory recall function. The running time shown on the stopwatch display should be the cumulative lap running time. Other useful functions for swimming include a stroke rate stopwatch, and pacer stopwatch. The stroke rate is used to calculate the "strokes per minute" of a swimmer. A pacer can be used to set a required stroke rate to be maintained.

Top Models for the Poolside

The Fastime 28LW (The Swimmer's Essential) is designed specifically for aquatic environments, and is IPX7 waterproof (submersible up to 1m). It features a robust backlight and a massive display for clear reading through foggy goggles.

The Fastime 9X includes a stroke rate function that calculates strokes per minute based on a 3-stroke sample. With a 600-lap memory and Bluetooth connectivity, it’s built for data-driven elite programs.

The Fastime 14X (Session Management) is perfect for tracking multiple swimmers or complex sets. The Fastime 14X offers 500-lap segmented memory, allowing you to store and recall different sets (e.g., 200m fly vs. 400m free) as separate, dated data blocks.

The Fastime 500DM2 is a water resistant 500 lap memory stopwatch and has all of the above functions and much more. If you do not want a stopwatch with this level of sophistication but need the stroke rate function, then have a look at the Fastime 7 stopwatch with stroke rate. This is also water resistant but has 100 lap memory stopwatch function stroke rate and time of day functions only.

The Fastime 01 (Beginner/Club Level) is a reliable, splash-resistant entry point for junior gala volunteers or leisure swimmers, simple to use and features a cumulative split time function.

Browse our range below. If you can't find the perfect swimming stopwatch then please contact us on +44(0) 7483 134 796 or email info@astopwatch.co.uk and we will advise you on the best choice of watch for your needs. 

Definitions:
Waterproof - if immersed in water the stopwatch will continue to function.
Water resistant - if the stopwatch gets wet it will continue to function, but if immersed in water it will not function.
Splash resistant - if a limited amount of water is splashed onto the stopwatch, it should continue to function. But if the stopwatch gets wet it will not function.