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 tend to count a lap as being two lengths, for the very practical reason that my poor oxygen starved brain tends to lose count towards the end of long swims and it's easier to keep track of the smaller number.
I tend to count a lap as being two lengths, for the very practical reason that my poor oxygen starved brain tends to lose count towards the end of long swims and it's easier to keep track of the smaller number.
