Holy moly, I'm getting confused....
Like all of us, I learned early on that a mile is defined as 5280'. Simple math coverts 5280' to 1760 yards. But now I've read that a mile in the pool is 1500 meters, or about 1640 yards. :worms:
I swim at a pool that is 25 yards long, so is a mile 66 lengths (or 1650 yards) of a pool, or is it 70 lengths?
I've also heard folks referring to a lap as what I have always thought of as a length...again I swim at a pool that is 25 yards in length....so isn't a "lap" in this case 50 yards (down and back)?
Please set me straight!
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people call the 1500 meter freestyle & the 1,650 yard freestyle "the mile"
but neither is technically a mile
5280 feet = 1760 yards = 70.4 lengths of a 25 yard pool
1 mile = 1609.3 meters = 64.372 lengths of a 25 meter pool = 32.186 lengths of a 50 meter pool
Since fractions are hard to measure while you're swimming, just round each up,
25 yard pool 71 lengths
25 meter pool 65 lengths
50 meter pool 33 lengths
There's also confusion with laps, some think of a lap as one length of a pool while others think of a lap as down and back.
To clear things up, talk about lengths or specific distances.
people call the 1500 meter freestyle & the 1,650 yard freestyle "the mile"
but neither is technically a mile
5280 feet = 1760 yards = 70.4 lengths of a 25 yard pool
1 mile = 1609.3 meters = 64.372 lengths of a 25 meter pool = 32.186 lengths of a 50 meter pool
Since fractions are hard to measure while you're swimming, just round each up,
25 yard pool 71 lengths
25 meter pool 65 lengths
50 meter pool 33 lengths
There's also confusion with laps, some think of a lap as one length of a pool while others think of a lap as down and back.
To clear things up, talk about lengths or specific distances.
