About Laps and Lanes

lapsandlanes is a website for swimmers, coaches, officials, and followers of the sport in North America. It provides news and factual reference material focused on competitive swimming. The coverage is built on a simple spine: the event, the time achieved, and the standard it meets. This information is organised into sections including Events, Competition, Times & Standards, Training & Technique, and Gear & Equipment. The site is designed to give a clear account of what happens in the pool.

The news section of lapsandlanes reports on competitions, results, and developments within the sport. Each story is rewritten from original, named sources such as governing bodies, meet organisers, and official results. These sources are linked within the text. Where possible, facts are checked against multiple reports to ensure accuracy. Every article carries a clear publication date, and nothing is invented or sourced from anonymous speculation.

The site builds permanent reference pages for core elements of the sport. These include entries for specific Events, Meets, Swimmers, programmes, times, and gear. Each reference page is built to a consistent format. It begins with a table of key facts, followed by detailed sections of explanatory prose. Every page features at least one real photograph, credited to its copyright holder. These reference entries are reviewed and updated when the competition calendar changes or new information becomes available.

lapsandlanes is an independent publication. It is not affiliated with, funded by, or operated on behalf of any national governing body, swim club, brand, or commercial organisation it reports on. The site carries no betting or gambling-related content. Any errors that are identified in our reporting or reference material are corrected promptly and transparently. A public record of all corrections is maintained at the site’s /corrections/ page.

For queries, suggestions, or to alert us to a possible error, you can use the form at /contact/. This site aims to be a straightforward and reliable resource for understanding competitive swimming.