Hello! I'm a newcomer to swimming laps, and I'd like everyone's input on a debate I'm having with a friend who also swims.
What is technically a lap?
I say it's based on distance. If you're in a 25m pool - then a lap is down and back. If you are in a 50m pool - then a lap is the length of the pool one way.
He says a lap is the length of a pool.
Can someone solve this battle for us?
Thanks!
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In my 30+ years around and in swimming I've NEVER heard a coach call a "lap" down and back.
200 laps in SCY is 5000 yards
200 laps in SCM is 5000 meters
200 laps in LCM is 10,000 meters
So to me and everyone I've ever known in the sport a lap is "one length" of the pool.
In my 30+ years around and in swimming I've NEVER heard a coach call a "lap" down and back.
200 laps in SCY is 5000 yards
200 laps in SCM is 5000 meters
200 laps in LCM is 10,000 meters
So to me and everyone I've ever known in the sport a lap is "one length" of the pool.
