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Is a lap one length of a pool?

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no a lap is down and back

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Is a lap in an olympic size swimming pool just one length of the pool?

An Olympic pool is 50 meters in length so 50 meters would be one length of the pool .


Do you have to go from one end to the other end of the pool for one lap?

From one side to the other is one lap 25 meters or yards depending on the pool


How many laps make a yard?

A lap is not a standard unit of length and so the question cannot be answered. For example, a lap ina swimming pool will be quite different to one on a track field.A lap is not a standard unit of length and so the question cannot be answered. For example, a lap ina swimming pool will be quite different to one on a track field.A lap is not a standard unit of length and so the question cannot be answered. For example, a lap ina swimming pool will be quite different to one on a track field.A lap is not a standard unit of length and so the question cannot be answered. For example, a lap ina swimming pool will be quite different to one on a track field.


What is the difeerence between development length and lap length?

lap length is the inside dimension of a pool whereas the Development length is the dimension of the hole required to build the pool.


Is two lengths equal to one lap in a pool?

Some people feel that a lap and a length are the same thing. They will use the terms interchangeably. Competitive swimmers do not often talk about lengths, but when they do they usually mean one complete length of the pool. As such, a lap generally refers to two lengths. For example in a 25 yard pool, a mile is ~35 laps, or ~70 lengths.Webster's II New College Dictionary uses the following definition for lap in regard to pools: "2.b. One complete length of a straight course, as in a swimming pool."


How many laps swimming is 1000 meters?

This depends what type of swimming pool you are in. If your in a 50m pool, then 1 lap is bound to be 50m, then it's the exact same in a 25m pool, you would have swam 1 lap which is equivalent to 25m.


How any laps are in one mile?

The answer depends on the length of a lap: a lap of a running track will be considerably larger than a lap of a swimming pool!


How do you measure a lap in a pool?

A lap in a pool is measured by the long side of the pool. The longest length of the pool is often used for races by swimmers.


What is a lap in a rectangular pool?

A rectangular pool shape is longer than it is wide. A lap would be comprised of swimming the length of the pool.


What is lap swim?

One length is one lap. Webster's II New College Dictionary gives this definition in regard to swimming pools: "2.b. One complete length of a straight course, as in a swimming pool."I think the confusion comes from a swimmer being "lapped", which is a different term and has a different definition. As a competitive swimmer in summer, high school, and college, we counted 1 length as 1 lap no matter how long the pool, and never talked about "lengths of the pool" at all. My lap counters always counted down from 20 for the 500 and from 64 for the mile (in 25m pools). In the Olympics the 50m is one lap. But, the definition of a lap is not linked to any particular measurement; when you turn around, you are swimming a new lap.Perhaps we can do away with the confusion by just talking about yardage/meters instead which is how most competitive swimmers talk about how far they swam.Some people think that 2 lengths of the pool is a lap -- that is from start to the end of the pool and back (seems to make sense, right?), however, according to the rules of the Olympic games, a lap is one length of a pool. This is how competitive high school and college swimmers count laps, as well. In track a lap is one complete distance of the length of track. It's the same in swimming; one length of the pool is one lap.


When installing a minimum-length 15 meter lap pool in your home what is the absolute minimum width of the lap pool?

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Is a lap in a pool down and back?

I am not totally sure but in a normal pool it can mean just up or up and back. To find out, ask how many metres you have to swim and then estimate.