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!
Here's the truth - if you hear someone say "length" you know they aren't a swimmer but one of The Wookie's noodling buddies. They probably also wear board shorts to swim lenghts and consider the 100 meter dash in track and field to be one lap. Don't trust the neophyte swimmers from the West Coast - Starbucks profits were down 97% and they are all mad that their sole industry is on the skids.
Here's the truth - if you hear someone say "length" you know they aren't a swimmer but one of The Wookie's noodling buddies. They probably also wear board shorts to swim lenghts and consider the 100 meter dash in track and field to be one lap. Don't trust the neophyte swimmers from the West Coast - Starbucks profits were down 97% and they are all mad that their sole industry is on the skids.
