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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I agree but the question posed wasn't about yards but about lap/length.
You are too close to Canada to have meaningful input. They use meters and therefore are the outcasts.
A length is a length is a length whether 25y, 25m or 50m (or at some Hotels that vaunt an Olympic-sized Pool, maybe 12.639 yds.) And yes, in Canada, we do measure things in metres (which are easier to use for bigger things, but let's NOT go there.)
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I agree but the question posed wasn't about yards but about lap/length.
You are too close to Canada to have meaningful input. They use meters and therefore are the outcasts.
A length is a length is a length whether 25y, 25m or 50m (or at some Hotels that vaunt an Olympic-sized Pool, maybe 12.639 yds.) And yes, in Canada, we do measure things in metres (which are easier to use for bigger things, but let's NOT go there.)
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