Maybe I'm just an air head but I have the hardest time keeping track of how many laps I've done on a long swim. Does anyone have a good method/trick?
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I prefer to count 100's. So for a 500 I only count to 5. Not only is it easier to keep track of the distance, it makes the swim feel shorter and more manageable! Good luck!
This is what I do. But for some reason when I'm doing a 1600 I forget where I am between the 300 and 400 and the 1300 and 1400. And I am so consistant at forgetting it's a amazing. I'm sure I end up doing an extra 100 becasue I do the 400 twice which is not big deal except when I'm tring to time myself. I've tried little word games to try to remember what 100 I'm in but that's even more confusing. Maybe I'll just get better at it as I swim more.
This also brings up a really stupid newbie question. What's a lap? One 50 meter length or a 100 meter there and back?
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Former Member
I prefer to count 100's. So for a 500 I only count to 5. Not only is it easier to keep track of the distance, it makes the swim feel shorter and more manageable! Good luck!
This is what I do. But for some reason when I'm doing a 1600 I forget where I am between the 300 and 400 and the 1300 and 1400. And I am so consistant at forgetting it's a amazing. I'm sure I end up doing an extra 100 becasue I do the 400 twice which is not big deal except when I'm tring to time myself. I've tried little word games to try to remember what 100 I'm in but that's even more confusing. Maybe I'll just get better at it as I swim more.
This also brings up a really stupid newbie question. What's a lap? One 50 meter length or a 100 meter there and back?
