2007-05-07 09:00:51 · 11 answers · asked by Sara H 1 in Sports ➔ Swimming & Diving
The length of an Olympic pool is 50 meters. So 500 meters would be five round trips in the pool (back and forth)
2007-05-07 09:12:25 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Generally speaking if you are swimming a 500 in a race it will be in short course yards and it will be 20 laps. It will also be 20 laps in a short course meter pool, but it is not raced at the length because all meters races are swum as a 400 instead of a 500. In a 50 meter pool it would be 10 laps.
2007-05-08 15:08:23 · answer #2 · answered by Rachel T 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I swam the 500 in competition. In a 25 yard pool it is 20 laps. If you're lucky you can have a counter (an actual person), that sticks a board with the lap numbers on it in the water when you are making your turns. On your last turn they show a big red sign in the water to let you know it's the last lap and to kick it into high gear and finish.
I was eternally grateful to my faithful counter Andrew. I always lost count because the event is so long, I would start thinking about other things and lose count.
Good luck.
2007-05-10 12:41:41 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most pools in America are 25 yards across or 25 meters across. One lap is two times across (lengths) a pool, or 50 yards/meters. To go 500 m/yd, it will take 10 laps. This also can be represented by 20 lengths of the pool, but you asked for laps.
2007-05-07 11:45:18 · answer #4 · answered by paswa17 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
This is my least favorite event, if the pool is a 25 yard, its 20 laps, and 25 laps in a 20 yard pool. I don't know the olympic ones but those are the ones I know if, as I Have swam the 500 numerous times, by the way, i know this probably isn't right, but one lap for me is going in one direction, and going back is another lap, i don't know how you count it, i go by lengths.
2007-05-07 12:38:34 · answer #5 · answered by Bella 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
In highschool and other recreational leagues, the pool is actually 25 yd. In these leagues the 500 is 20 laps of the pool.
2007-05-07 09:26:35 · answer #6 · answered by hosea_baker 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
4 laps back to back is a 100, take it easy so the 500 would be 10 laps, take it slow the first couple of laps.then gradually work your way up to where you Can go faster.
2007-05-07 13:37:27 · answer #7 · answered by Carrie G 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
20 in a 25 yard (highschool sized) pool. 10 in a 50 yard (olympic sized) pool
2007-05-10 10:07:50 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
20 in a sc pool, 10 in lc
2007-05-08 14:36:36 · answer #9 · answered by muddgirl491 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it's a 50m/yd pool then it's 10 laps. (A lap is down and back)
If it's a 25m/yd pool then it's 20 laps.
2007-05-07 10:05:42 · answer #10 · answered by Kristy 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋