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Swim Distance per Stroke (DPS) Calculator

Distance per stroke from pool length, strokes, and lap count.

Compute your distance-per-stroke (DPS) and stroke rate from the pool length, the number of strokes you take per length, and the time per length.

Marcus Laurent By Marcus Laurent
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Inputs

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Results

Enter values and click Calculate to see results.
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How to use this calculator

  1. Fill in the inputs above using the units you already have.
  2. Values update automatically as you type — no submit button needed.
  3. Hover any result row for the underlying formula and intermediate values.

Formula

DPS = pool_length / strokes_per_length. Stroke rate (cycles/min) = 60 · strokes_per_length / time_per_length_seconds.

In depth

Compute your distance-per-stroke (DPS) and stroke rate from the pool length, the number of strokes you take per length, and the time per length.