How many laps must you swim in a 40 foot pool to equal 2.4 miles?

Answer 1

22.6

Answer 2

22.6

Answer 3

"Swimming Mile" = 1650 Yards = 33 Laps (down and back)

"Real Mile" = 1760 Yards = 36 Laps (down and back)

33 laps (down and back) is equal to one "swimming mile", or a 1650.

This figure based on standard YMCA 25 yard pool.

A "Swimming Mile" (1650 above) is shorter than a "Real mile."

If you want to swim a "REAL" mile read below:

1 Mile = 5280 Feet

5280 Feet divided by 3 feet/yard = 1760 Yards

1760 Yards / 25 Yards / length of pool = 70.4 Lengths

70.4 laps / 2(Down+Back) = 35.2 laps

Since it would be odd to just swim .2 laps at the end I typically swim 36 Laps(Down and Back) to cover 1 mile = 72 Lengths of the pool to cover 5280 Feet

I plan to swim a "REAL" mile in a lake at scout camp in a few weeks which will be 5280 feet(1760 yards). In order to prepare and cover that distance I need to practice by swimming 72 lengths of the 25 yard YMCA pool in my neighborhood.

Answer 4

Well your answer will depend on which pool you are swimming in.

First let me define a lap as one length of the pool, so to go down and back is 2 laps.

25 yard pool - 132 laps = 3300 yards = 1.875 miles

25 meter pool - 128 laps = 3200 meters = 1.989 miles

50 meter pool - 64 laps = 3200 meters = 1.989 miles

There you go. I know 1.875 is a bit off, but in competitive swimming 1650 yards is considered "the mile".

Answer 5

2.4 miles x 1760 yards/mile = 4224 yards

4224 yards x 0.9144 meters/yard = 3862.4 meters

3862.4 meters / 100 meters/lap = 38.6 laps

because in Olympic-sized pool one lap is a round trip of a 50-meter pool.

For other odd sizes, just divide by twice the length of the pool.

Answer 6

1 mile = 1609 metres

2.4 miles = 3861 metres

1 length of a standard swimming pool = 25 metres, so 3861/25= 154.4 so if you swim 155 lengths then you have swum the full distance.

Answer 7

That would depend on the size of the pool.

Answer 8

2.4 miles / 25 yards 2.4 miles can be converted to yards by multiplying by 1,760 which equals 4,224. 4,224/25 = 168.96 or about 169 laps in the pool.

Answer 9

I mile = 5280 feet. So 2.4 miles = 12672 feet.

At 40 feet per lap you would need to swim 12672/40 = 316.8 laps, or nearly 317 laps.

Answer 10

2.4 miles = 3862 metres = 154.5 * 25 metres

So 154.5 laps.