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.
Either 25 yards or 25 meters. There are even some pools that are 50 meters. But usually the pools are 25 yards.
It depends one what pool you go to. There are some swimming pools that have lines on the bottom and there are others that do not
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.
An Olympic pool is 50 meters in length so 50 meters would be one length of the pool .
A rectangular pool shape is longer than it is wide. A lap would be comprised of swimming the length of the pool.
no a lap is down and back
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It takes 10 laps in an 50m Olympic size swimming pool and 20 laps in a 25m long swimming pool. A lap = a length. It's confusing because on a track, a lap is an oval path around the track back to the starting point. A pool is a straight line vs an oval on a track so when you travel it's entire length, you've gone a lap.
Depends on how long the pool is.
A full size Olympic lap pool is 50 meters in length. The width of the pool depends on space and usage requirements.
6 feet