Need Help Figuring How Far I'm Swimming!!

ccmulder5
ccmulder5 Posts: 75 Member
edited September 30 in Fitness and Exercise
Hi! I have been swimming for a good portion of the summer.. however, I swim in a small lake / large pond.. and i swim the circumference of it almost every day.. sometimes twice a day.. I have no idea how far i am swimming, it takes me exactly 1 hour to go around the whole thing.. and exactly 1600 strokes.. (breast stroke). i have looked the pond up online (Quinn's Pond in Boise ID) and the only information that i was able to find is that the pond is 22 acres.. is there someone out there that can help me figure out the distance?

Thanks in Advance!!!
~caroline

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  • PositiveGoals
    PositiveGoals Posts: 50
    I have no idea. I'm amazed you are counting strokes for an hour. What is most important is is the type of swimming, style and intesity of the swimming, and how long you are swimming. It's about the burn, not the length. If you have a local town hall or city hall they may be able to tell you. You can also try your local library.
  • Flyntiggr
    Flyntiggr Posts: 898 Member
    I found this from googling:


    It depends on the shape. 22 acres =106480 sq yards. If it is a perfect square, with all sides equal and all angles right angled, the length of the sides will be equal to the square root of 106480 = 326.31 yards, so the perimeter will be four times this = 1305.25 yards. If it is a long rectangle, the perimeter will be bigger. A circle gives the smallest perimeter possible.


    I'd guess somewhere in the 1,200 yard range?
  • lsd007
    lsd007 Posts: 435
    Do you have a really, really long tape measure?
  • ccmulder5
    ccmulder5 Posts: 75 Member
    wow!! now THAT'S putting your math skills to work!!! Thank You so much!!

    it's definitely not even on all sides.. however, it is more of a rectangle than anything..
    i appreciate your time in figuring that out!!
  • AshDHart
    AshDHart Posts: 818 Member
    If you can locate it on here you can manually plot a route anywhere and it will give you distance. http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/
  • ccmulder5
    ccmulder5 Posts: 75 Member
    @Isd007... LOL!! i was thinking the same thing!!
  • ccmulder5
    ccmulder5 Posts: 75 Member
    @Ash... Thanks what a great tool!!! is came to 0.7848 miles... WOW!!!
  • AshDHart
    AshDHart Posts: 818 Member
    @Ash... Thanks what a great tool!!! is came to 0.7848 miles... WOW!!!

    I love that site for calculating off road walking. Great swimming! You have been doing so awesome with it!!!
  • ccmulder5
    ccmulder5 Posts: 75 Member
    which happens to equal 1381 yards!!! I CAN'T THANK YOU ALL ENOUGH!!!!!! I HAVE BEEN DYING TO KNOW!!! YAY!!!
  • AshDHart
    AshDHart Posts: 818 Member
    which happens to equal 1381 yards!!! I CAN'T THANK YOU ALL ENOUGH!!!!!! I HAVE BEEN DYING TO KNOW!!! YAY!!!

    It's nice to know! But like @PositiveGoals said I'm impressed with you counting the strokes for an hour!
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