2007-01-02 09:50:22 · 10 answers · asked by Kenji 1 in Sports ➔ Swimming & Diving
A lap is the distance from one side to the other and back.
The length is the distance from one side to the other.
2007-01-02 10:14:32 · answer #1 · answered by Lzyxoxo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One lap is from one side to the other.
In a short course pool, this is 25 yards
In a long course pool (like in the Olympics) it's 50 meters
2007-01-04 20:46:43 · answer #2 · answered by toonlink 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1 lap is one way across the pool from wall to wall because the lap counters go 1,3,5,7,9...not 1,2,3,4,5. So when you swim across, back, and across again the lap counter says you're on lap 3. I've been swimming competitively for 13 years and after that long a one way lap just makes more sense. I've never heard anyone call 500Y shortcourse a 10 Lap race, it just sounds ridiculous, at least on the west coast.
2007-01-03 17:10:55 · answer #3 · answered by devinkoe 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One lap is down and back across the pool considered as a 50 and depending on what stroke your doing if its free maybe around 30 seconds.
2007-01-02 22:35:09 · answer #4 · answered by coolliz2444 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
one lap is down and back. one lap in short course is 50 yards or 50 meters depending on the type of pool. in long course the distance is 100 yards or 100 meters.
2007-01-02 22:24:39 · answer #5 · answered by Ian J 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1 lap is down and back..just to the other side is one "length"
2007-01-02 18:58:09 · answer #6 · answered by Rich F 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Technically, A lap is down and back. A length is one direction. However, often people (non-swimmers) use the terms interchangeably.
2007-01-02 19:51:11 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the distance from one side of the pool to the other side
2007-01-03 08:52:33 · answer #8 · answered by swim_girl712 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
to the other side and back
2007-01-02 19:11:11 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
one lap is 50m
2007-01-02 21:31:11 · answer #10 · answered by swimmer 4 lyfe :) 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋