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've been swimming since I was 3 and have never been able to count laps. I can only count yardage (meterage?). People ask me how many laps I swim, and I say "I dunno - I'm up to 1800 meters, what's that?" It keeps me from having to worry about whether a lap is one length or two :D
Because I, also, am not a great mathemetician, I separate out in smaller, more managable chunks - 300 Free, 300 ***, 2 x 150 kick, 2x 150 pull, etc. That way I never have to count more than about 300 meters. And if I forget what number I'm on, I usually never wind up off more than 2 lengths.
Can those lap counters display in distance?
Kae
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I've been swimming since I was 3 and have never been able to count laps. I can only count yardage (meterage?). People ask me how many laps I swim, and I say "I dunno - I'm up to 1800 meters, what's that?" It keeps me from having to worry about whether a lap is one length or two :D
Because I, also, am not a great mathemetician, I separate out in smaller, more managable chunks - 300 Free, 300 ***, 2 x 150 kick, 2x 150 pull, etc. That way I never have to count more than about 300 meters. And if I forget what number I'm on, I usually never wind up off more than 2 lengths.
Can those lap counters display in distance?
Kae
