swimming laps
Back-and-forth exercise
Swimming laps is the practice of swimming back and forth across a pool's length for exercise or training.
The pool is typically divided into lanes, and swimmers count each length or round trip as a lap.
I swim laps three mornings a week.
The activity emphasizes sustained, repetitive motion rather than recreation or play.
- poolCollective fund or basin
- deep endPool's lowest-floor area
- pool deckPaved area around water
- laneDesignated travel strip
- lap laneDivided pool section
stroke · freestyle · backstroke · breaststroke · butterfly · chlorine · goggles · cap · tiles · flip turn · workout · early morning · endurance · lengths · back and forth · rhythm · breathing · splash
- cardiorunning, jogging, cycling, brisk walking, elliptical
- endurancestamina, endure, perseverance, persistence, staying power
- water exercisewater aerobics, aqua aerobics, water jogging, water walking, pool walking
- challengeschallenge, difficult, hard, challenging, tough
- dolphin trainingdock work
- fitnessfitness, exercise, gym, workout, running
swimming lapswater play
Recreation involving liquid
cannonballing · recreational swimming · pool play · Marco Polo · treading water
swimming lapsrunning laps
Repeated track circuits
jogging · running · sprinting · cycling · road running
swimming, laps, swim, swims, swimmer, swimmers, lapped, lapping, lapful