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When determining speed( speed= distance swam divided by time to swim distance) what is the unit of measure?
We swam a 25 meter pool what would be our unit of measure?

Hi tessier4ak,

I would suggest m/s (read "meters per second"). For example, if it took you 20 s to swim 25 m, your average speed would be (25 m)/(20 s) = 1.25 m/s.

Amanda