Hi all, I remember reading a discussion here about what counted as a "lap" (one length versus a round trip), and there didn't seem to be a consensus. I'm interested to know the statistics. So please take the poll :)
Interesting. I did not grow up swimming. So when my kids got into swimming, I of course was confused by this, so I asked the swim coaches of the USA team they were swimming for. They told me a length was once across, a lap was down and back. Both coaches(husband and wife team), were Olympic Trial qualifiers in their day.
I did grow up swimming, and it was always 2 lengths = 1 lap.
You lap someone by getting a lap ahead.
You see the lap counters every time you finish two lengths.
Maybe it is a cultural thing, like if you refer to carbonated sugar water as either "soda", or "pop".
Interesting. I did not grow up swimming. So when my kids got into swimming, I of course was confused by this, so I asked the swim coaches of the USA team they were swimming for. They told me a length was once across, a lap was down and back. Both coaches(husband and wife team), were Olympic Trial qualifiers in their day.
I did grow up swimming, and it was always 2 lengths = 1 lap.
You lap someone by getting a lap ahead.
You see the lap counters every time you finish two lengths.
Maybe it is a cultural thing, like if you refer to carbonated sugar water as either "soda", or "pop".
