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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Originally posted by dorothyrde
Ok, I will bite. A lap is 2 lengths. So how far you go in a lap depends on pool length. I swim in a 25 yard pool, so a lap is 50 yards.
I average about 2500 yards in a 45 minute noon swim, up to 3500 yards if I can spend an hour to hour 15 in the pool. I never swim continuous the whole time, the most I swim at one time is a 1650, and I am miserable the whole time. I love interval IM work, so doing a 1650 free is my grunt work, I do it once in a while because it is good for me, ha.
I'm with you - I love to do repeats of 100 or 200 IM. Sometimes 400. Go all out, and finish gasping for air. It may sound sick, but that is fun!:D
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Originally posted by dorothyrde
Ok, I will bite. A lap is 2 lengths. So how far you go in a lap depends on pool length. I swim in a 25 yard pool, so a lap is 50 yards.
I average about 2500 yards in a 45 minute noon swim, up to 3500 yards if I can spend an hour to hour 15 in the pool. I never swim continuous the whole time, the most I swim at one time is a 1650, and I am miserable the whole time. I love interval IM work, so doing a 1650 free is my grunt work, I do it once in a while because it is good for me, ha.
I'm with you - I love to do repeats of 100 or 200 IM. Sometimes 400. Go all out, and finish gasping for air. It may sound sick, but that is fun!:D
