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!
I knew someone would bring up the whole track angle. Swimming isn't track and field and our playing field isn't an oval. Go on a field trip to any competitive swim club and walk up to the coach and say "how many laps in a 500?" I'll wager all of Hulk's casino winnings that 9/10 of them will say 20 and then look at you like "why such an idiotic question?"
I knew someone would bring up the whole track angle. Swimming isn't track and field and our playing field isn't an oval. Go on a field trip to any competitive swim club and walk up to the coach and say "how many laps in a 500?" I'll wager all of Hulk's casino winnings that 9/10 of them will say 20 and then look at you like "why such an idiotic question?"
