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 recall during the Olympics multiple times Rowdy would state the number of laps during a race and then quickly sort of stutter and then also say the number of lengths, which was always the same number. He would say the numer of lengths for the non-swimming noodlers in the audience so as not to confuse them. Real swimmers knew what he meant before he had to clarify for the noodlers.
I recall during the Olympics multiple times Rowdy would state the number of laps during a race and then quickly sort of stutter and then also say the number of lengths, which was always the same number. He would say the numer of lengths for the non-swimming noodlers in the audience so as not to confuse them. Real swimmers knew what he meant before he had to clarify for the noodlers.
