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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Good answer:
"When you swim a 1650 in a race and you have someone count for you the lap counters count up to 66 laps not 33.
So if those plastic things we use to count say a 1650 is 66 laps it is 66 laps. Isn't that why we call them lap counters?"
the17thman.typepad.com/.../what-is-a-swim-lap.html
Too funny. I've always wondered why they're called "lap cards" when they count lengths. :dunno:
Good answer:
"When you swim a 1650 in a race and you have someone count for you the lap counters count up to 66 laps not 33.
So if those plastic things we use to count say a 1650 is 66 laps it is 66 laps. Isn't that why we call them lap counters?"
the17thman.typepad.com/.../what-is-a-swim-lap.html
Too funny. I've always wondered why they're called "lap cards" when they count lengths. :dunno:
