- lap swimming
- Общая лексика: плавание по дорожкам (в бассейне)
Универсальный англо-русский словарь. Академик.ру. 2011.
Универсальный англо-русский словарь. Академик.ру. 2011.
lap pool — lap pool, a shallow pool designed for swimming laps, sometimes with the water flowing in a current to swim against: »The two decided to build an indoor pool not a big showcase pool, but a serious lap pool (Washington Post). * * * n. a swimming… … Useful english dictionary
swimming — swimmingness, n. /swim ing/, n. 1. the act of a person or thing that swims. 2. the skill or technique of a person who swims. 3. the sport of swimming. adj. 4. pertaining to, characterized by, or capable of swimming. 5. used in or for swimming:… … Universalium
lap — lap1 [læp] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1 2 3 4¦(part of journey)¦ 5 in the lap of luxury 6 in the lap of the gods ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Sense: 1, 4 5; Origin: Old English lAppa] [Sense: 2 3; Date: 1800 1900; … Dictionary of contemporary English
lap — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun circuit ADJECTIVE ▪ first, opening (BrE) ▪ final, last ▪ victory ▪ I skated a victory lap around the rink … Collocations dictionary
lap — I. noun Etymology: Middle English lappe, from Old English læppa; akin to Old High German lappa flap Date: before 12th century 1. a. a loose overlapping or hanging panel or flap especially of a garment b. archaic the skirt of a coat or dress 2. a … New Collegiate Dictionary
lap — an informal unit of distance used in athletic competitions. In athletics ( track ), a lap is the length of one trip around a running track. This may vary from track to track, but at the level of serious competition most tracks have a standard… … Dictionary of units of measurement
Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre butterfly — The Men s 200 metre butterfly event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on 11–13th August at the Beijing National Aquatics Center. This swimming event used the butterfly stroke. Because an Olympic size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race… … Wikipedia
United States Masters Swimming — Masters swimming is an organized program of swimming for adults. Members participate in a variety of ways ranging from lap swimming to international competition. The program is organized by the United States Masters Swimming (USMS) organization,… … Wikipedia
History of swimming — Swimming has been known since prehistoric times; the earliest recording of swimming dates back to Stone Age paintings from around 7,000 years ago. Written references date from 2000 BC. Some of the earliest references include the Gilgamesh, the… … Wikipedia
Turns in swimming — are used to reverse the direction in which they are swimming. They are usually done when the swimmer reaches the end of the swimming pool but still has one or more lengths to swim. Open turn: is where the swimmer touches the wall, with one or two … Wikipedia
Deep Eddy Pool — U.S. National Register of Historic Places … Wikipedia