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Is a lap in a pool down and back?

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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.

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15y ago

The length of a pool is a measurement from one end to the other; not from one end to the other and back again! One length is is therefore once down.

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When I was swimming competitively, a lap was down and back. A "length" was just once down the pool.

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Yep! It's one way across the pool, but depending on the kind of pool your in it can still be a 50 or a 25

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No, that's a length. A lap is when you've swam to the other end and back.

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Is a lap one length of a pool?

no a lap is down and back


How many laps in a 50m pool for a100m swim?

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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 .


What equals a lap?

Many people have different views on this. Most refer to a lap as one length of the pool. Others say is it down AND back.


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If you count a straight lap as a full lap, then 30. If you count a there-and-back lap as a full lap, then 15.


How many laps to swim 1.5 km in a 25 meter pool?

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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.


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

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Is a lap down and back?

yes in junior guards tests it isn't though a lap is typically 50 yd. ther and back


How many laps in a 25 meter pool to swim 1.5 km?

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How many laps is 2.4 miles in a meter pool?

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