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 learned it worked like the following:
An olympic pool is 50m. A "lap" is 50m. If you are swimming in a pool that is, say, 25m - then a "lap" is down and back.
Now that's just plain weird. I think you can make an argument for a lap either being a single length or two, but having it be dependent on pool length is nuts.
I learned it worked like the following:
An olympic pool is 50m. A "lap" is 50m. If you are swimming in a pool that is, say, 25m - then a "lap" is down and back.
Now that's just plain weird. I think you can make an argument for a lap either being a single length or two, but having it be dependent on pool length is nuts.
