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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No one from my team actually uses the terms "lap" or "length" during the workouts or even at the meets unless they are explaining things to someone new (e.g., explaining how far a 200 is, etc.). We don't say do two laps easy, we say do a 50 easy. As far as being a swimmer or not, I've heard them say "length" during the Olympics and Worlds plenty of times, yet I've never heard them say "lap".
On a side note, I just noticed that Grant Hackett retired. That sucks.
No one from my team actually uses the terms "lap" or "length" during the workouts or even at the meets unless they are explaining things to someone new (e.g., explaining how far a 200 is, etc.). We don't say do two laps easy, we say do a 50 easy. As far as being a swimmer or not, I've heard them say "length" during the Olympics and Worlds plenty of times, yet I've never heard them say "lap".
On a side note, I just noticed that Grant Hackett retired. That sucks.
