How many laps do you swim on a average workout? I ask because of the lap counter questions. I used to count laps but that was when I was swimming 18 laps or a 1/4 mile I stopped because it got to be a hassle and really did not care..Exercise is what it is but got to wonder how far I do swim.. I try to swim 30 to 45 minutes a day.. 36 laps to about 50 laps I guess. And a lap I am counting is once across 25 meters or 75 feet depending on the pool. Or is that a lenght across..? I am a lightweight compared to some as I know some swimmers training for Olympics measure their distance in thousands of yards a day. or 1760 yards a mile. thats..71 laps a mile 36 laps a 1/2 mile 18 laps a 1/4 mile give a bit.. Now meters unless I'm wrong its about 1624 meters a mile, or 65 laps a mile or 33 laps a half mile or 16 laps a 1/4 mile in a 25 meter pool rounded off.
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I usually try to swim 3000 yards per workout or so, and it usually takes me a little over an hour. If I do all freestyle, I can cut it closer to the 60-minute mark. As with others here, I use a variety of sources to get my workouts (yea, Mo!). I only count my lengths in an individual set, because I'm pretty bad at math.
The biggest obstacle keeping me from doing the 30-minute swim is I would never know how far I swam.
At my pool, which is 20 yards (sigh), 3000 yards equates to about 150 lengths. On Monday I swam with a masters team in a 25-yard pool, and the workout kicked my butt.
Adam
I usually try to swim 3000 yards per workout or so, and it usually takes me a little over an hour. If I do all freestyle, I can cut it closer to the 60-minute mark. As with others here, I use a variety of sources to get my workouts (yea, Mo!). I only count my lengths in an individual set, because I'm pretty bad at math.
The biggest obstacle keeping me from doing the 30-minute swim is I would never know how far I swam.
At my pool, which is 20 yards (sigh), 3000 yards equates to about 150 lengths. On Monday I swam with a masters team in a 25-yard pool, and the workout kicked my butt.
Adam
