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 rarely hear any real swimmer use the term, "lap," but my interpretation is down/back. The only time I hear, "lap," is maybe from someone in my office who doesn't swim will ask me, "How many laps did you swim?"
We always discuss the distances in yards or meters. This morning my workout was about 3700 yards, and I don't really care how many laps that is.
I rarely hear any real swimmer use the term, "lap," but my interpretation is down/back. The only time I hear, "lap," is maybe from someone in my office who doesn't swim will ask me, "How many laps did you swim?"
We always discuss the distances in yards or meters. This morning my workout was about 3700 yards, and I don't really care how many laps that is.
