diff --git a/RCTAppleHealthKit/RCTAppleHealthKit+Utils.m b/RCTAppleHealthKit/RCTAppleHealthKit+Utils.m
index 8a0c22b8bbc93a8e4efcee7d56f731e72db490f4..f3a2f225ede4c77c284082f4e1451e34291967df 100644
--- a/RCTAppleHealthKit/RCTAppleHealthKit+Utils.m
+++ b/RCTAppleHealthKit/RCTAppleHealthKit+Utils.m
@@ -133,6 +133,8 @@
         return [HKObjectType quantityTypeForIdentifier:HKQuantityTypeIdentifierDistanceWalkingRunning];
     } else if ([type isEqual:@"Cycling"]){
         return [HKObjectType quantityTypeForIdentifier:HKQuantityTypeIdentifierDistanceCycling];
+    } else if ([type isEqual:@"Swimming"]){
+        return [HKObjectType quantityTypeForIdentifier:HKQuantityTypeIdentifierDistanceSwimming];
     }
     // default [type isEqual:@"Workout"])
     return [HKObjectType workoutType];