It depends. I usually go faster in the middle lanes than on the end lanes
What will make a lane faster is depth and closeness to walls, both impacting how the waves caused by swimmers disperse and break. The deeper the pool and farther from the wall, the faster the lane. Also, temperature makes a difference. Generally, colder pool= faster. Partly cause colder is denser and thusly you have more to push against and then the psychological aspect of being cold seems to make people move quicker.
Either 25 yards or 25 meters. There are even some pools that are 50 meters. But usually the pools are 25 yards.
Each facility makes up their own rules. Most places allow only lap swimmers in a lap pool. It is common for there to be two swimmers in a lane in a recreational facility. The general rule, too, would be - - if the lap lane(s) are being used by someone then keep the children and yourself out of those lap lanes. Common courtesy.
It depends in the standard of the simming race, for Olympic or World Championships then the pool has to have 10 lanes however only the middle 8 are used. For lesser competitions it depends on how many lanes the pool has, usually a minimum of 6 however for smaller and older pools which are very rarely used there may be 4 or 5 lanes
Speed Skating
An average recreational pool, is 25 yards per lap, some competetive pools are 25 meters per lap, and an olympic sized pool is 50 meters per lap.
Length of a Lap PoolA common lap of a pool is 50 meters internationally. Swimming competitions are generally held in 50m pools. Many colleges or well equipped facilities have pools that are 50 meters.A lap can be either 25 meters or 50 meters. In the Olympics and major National events they swim 'long course' events which means the pool is 50 meters in length. However, there are still short course swim meets like 'Fina' and the pool is only 25 meters.In America there are also lots of yard pools both in 25 yard length (short course) and 50 yard length (long course) varieties
The Dragster is faster in a straight line. But the Bugatti is faster in a lap race
No. Common variations are 25 yards, 25 meters, and 50 meters. However, some pools do not conform to any of those standards.
It depends on the pool you're in. Swimming 1 lap = swimming 1 length of the pool. Most US high schools have 25 yard pools; whereas international and more competitive pools are a slightly longer 25 meters. Long course pools found at universities and large aquatics centers are often 50 yards/meters; basically 2 laps in one.
Bugatti, is faster in a straight line, but the Zonda had a faster lap around the Top Gear track.
A lap pool can be purchased offline from the local agencies providing the same. These are small pools and can be installed at home. The local swimming pool owners may provide this service.
choose a fast car...do it slow on the first lap yet faster than the other racers...on the next lap do it faster...now you own the event :)