Long Course vs Short Course??

Question

Please help me to understand the difference between "Long Course" and "Short Course". My daughter is in a winter swim team and they call it "Winter Short Course". Then now the winter season is over, they have started "Long Course". Because there is no 25m/yd, they call it "Long Course"? I just want to know the clear definition of it. Thanks!!

Answer 1

Short course means it is a yard pool - 25 yards per length. Long course is measured in meters and it is 50 meters per length.

Answer 2

short course is more sprinting where as long course means distance.  In a short course, the point is to be the fastest sprinter,but with long course, you have to be fast and be able to go for longer distances...

Answer 3

Short course: 25 yard pool, sometimes in meters.

Long Course: 50 meter pool.

Long course is a little over twice the size of a general short course pool. They also call long course pools "Olympic sized pools", and short course, "Junior Olympic sized pools."

Answer 4

Short course is a 25m or 25 yard pool used in competition..

Long course is a 50m or 50 yard pool used in competition.

Either could be an indoor or outdoor pool.

Hope that makes it clear. Good luck for your daughter's swimming.

Answer 5

short course in the US generally refers to a 25 yard pool and in other places it's 25 meters.  Long course refers to 50 meter pools.  The events are the same for everything except for 500 free->400 meter free, 1000y->800m, 1650y->1500m.  All of the meter times are slower than their short course counterparts except 400/500 and 800/1000