How many laps in an olympic pool is a mile?

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There are different sizes for swimming pools so a swimming mile would constitute different number of laps. The Olympic pool has the following dimensions: Length: 164 feet (50 meters) ; Width: 82 feet (25 meters) Taking into consideration the 50 meters length of the Olympic size pool, a swimming mile is equal to 30 lengths or 15 laps. Hope this helps! =)

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