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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Run Forrest run.
In swimming, without a doubt, eight laps is 200 yards in short course , 400 meters in long course, and never question this again.
Hey Magellan, navigate your way down to my next post where I said I understand that almost every swimmer associates a lap with a length, and that I use the term that way when in said company. Maybe Magellan isn't a good nickname, since he didn't finish his trip either.
Run Forrest run.
In swimming, without a doubt, eight laps is 200 yards in short course , 400 meters in long course, and never question this again.
Hey Magellan, navigate your way down to my next post where I said I understand that almost every swimmer associates a lap with a length, and that I use the term that way when in said company. Maybe Magellan isn't a good nickname, since he didn't finish his trip either.
