How do you keep track of laps in the pool? (Page 2)

I do Flip turns. At the end of 100 I do a touch turn. Flip, Flip, Flip, Touch.

I do have a Garmin 910 but I still lose track. Too busy swimming to look at it.

Find what works for you.

^^^This.  I do open turns, so it's even easier for me.  Touch wall, press button, go.  I like that my lap time and # is displayed, and so is my total time every time I press the split button.  I can use the recall feature to see my splits.  $35, and it's still a watch/timer/alarm when not in the pool. 

I tried all the other "non-device" methods, and would daydream, or focus on stroke, or have to shoo kids out of the lap lane and forget the lap count.  The sportcount finger ring intrigued me, but I already had the Timex.

+1 for the Garmin 910XT.

Pretty much the only game in town for the serious (or even semi-serious) triathlete.

I like the clock with the seconds hand idea that someone mentioned before, but I have another method that may be helpful - don't count.  Just swim.  In a race, we're not worried about lap counts, right? So, why not train that way?

My other method, which is more like making an educated guess, is to just to note the start time and finish time on the clock.  And since I roughly know how fast I swim, I then divide my total time with my rough speed per lap, and voila, I have the rough number of laps I swam.  In this was, I focus more of my mental energy on technique rather than trying to figure out "was that lap 14 or lap 15, or was it 17?"

Good luck finding a method that works for you.

At squad I let someone else lead then they do the counting...

I count per length and at times still struggle but it does make it easier for me. 200 yards = 8 lengths 100 yards = 4 lengths.  I've tried per lap and really screw that up even on 2 laps lol.  

Love this idea...wish I would have read this before my 1500 TT yesterday.

I use the kickboard, which usually has a rounded top. I start with the kickboard pointing up. If I'm swimming hundreds, every hundred I move the kickboard one-quarter turn. When it is pointing up again, I've done four laps.

If need to count higher (like more than 8), you can add a second kickboard, use a pull buoy, etc.

This.  I like to keep swimming simple - follow the sets (master's swim) and only record total swimming time and total yards.  

Anything that involves moving stuff around interrupts the flow of your workout ... maybe that's not much of a sacrifice for slow(er) swimmers. 

There are AFIAK some general tricks to memorising that you try to associate the thing you want to remember with something else. I sometimes remember when I passed that other swimmer, or notice that on 100 that guy was taking a breather etc. 

Another thing is to repeat for myself the distance in a number of ways, say "that was 100, next will be 150, I'm half way to 200" etc. And I only count in one end, that is the 50's not 25's.

But nothing beats he pace clock as previous explained.

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Interesting to see your 100y splits

Same here.  I count lengths, my wife counts laps (i have the shorter attention span)... whatever works for you.  I also print out my work out and add counts to it, so I know where I should be at the end of each set.  Keeps me on track.