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There are 5 competitive swimming races that each
swimmer can do with varying distances. They are Freestyle,
Backstroke, Breaststroke, Butterfly and Individual Medley (IM). The
IM features all four of the other strokes. For example a 100 IM
would be a 25 Fly, 25 Back, 25 Breast, 25 Free.
Meets
At every swim meet there will be a variety of events and
distances that each swimmer can do, that will depend on their age
and ability. Each swimmer will have a limit of events that he or
she can do in one day, this will depend on the meets rules. Meets
generally are 2-4 days during a weekend. The length of the meet
varies from meet to meet. Most meets are 2-3 days with the
championship meets generally 3-4 days. Usually each meet is
made up of two sessions per day with a swimmer only
competiting in one session per day. The session that they will
compete in will vary depending on age and ability. A session
usually only last about 4 hours. Here are two articles for parents
new to swim meets.
First Meet
First Away
Meet
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