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'm with Kirk. I've always thought one length of the pool, and you lap someone when you get two lengths ahead of them. By the same token, if someone tells me they are going to swim a number of laps, I'll take the time to find out if they mean lengths or laps.
The counters for a 500 keep track of the number of lengths swam, and you only see them every time you finish a lap (aka lap counters). :bolt:
I'm with Kirk. I've always thought one length of the pool, and you lap someone when you get two lengths ahead of them. By the same token, if someone tells me they are going to swim a number of laps, I'll take the time to find out if they mean lengths or laps.
The counters for a 500 keep track of the number of lengths swam, and you only see them every time you finish a lap (aka lap counters). :bolt:
