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 Kae1
Can those lap counters display in distance?
No it only counts laps and time, but when I swim, I'm swimming for the distance too, not laps, but I know that when my counter says 20 laps I've done 500 yards, etc. I have a spreadsheet I keep at home so I can keep track of it all, and all I do is input the number of laps and it calculates how many yards, meters and miles I've been swimming. Then later I can figure out how far I swam in a week, month, etc...
Originally posted by Kae1
Can those lap counters display in distance?
No it only counts laps and time, but when I swim, I'm swimming for the distance too, not laps, but I know that when my counter says 20 laps I've done 500 yards, etc. I have a spreadsheet I keep at home so I can keep track of it all, and all I do is input the number of laps and it calculates how many yards, meters and miles I've been swimming. Then later I can figure out how far I swam in a week, month, etc...
