Sunday, August 22, 2010

What events are traditionally swam at a swim meet?

I need to know the standard order of events that are swam at a swim meet. I have googled that but have gotten nothing. If anyone can tell me the answers i would appreciate it. Please respond ASAP.


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What events are traditionally swam at a swim meet?
My age group is like this:





Medley Relay





25 FREE





50 Free





100 Free





200 Free





100 IM





200 IM





25 FLY





50 FLY





100 FLY





25 BACK





50 BACK





100 BACK





25 BREAST





50 BACK





100 BREAST





FREE RELAY








HS SWIM





MEDLEY RELAY





50 FREE





100 FREE





200 FREE





200 FREE RELAY





500 FREE





DIVING





100 FLY





100 BACK





100 BREAST





400 RELAY





However it usually varries from state to state. If you check your local newspaper they have HS swimming results in the paper. It'll show you in the order of events.
Reply:In High School swimming the order of events is as follows:


200 Medly Relay


200 Freestyle


200 Individual Medly


50 Freestyle





Diving





100 Butterfly


100 Freestyle


500 Freestyle


200 Freestyle Relay


100 Backstroke


100 Breaststroke


400 Freestyle Relay





In a club meet there is far more diversity. In Back, breast, and fly the events are from 50 (only viable for young children) to the 200. In Freestyle, there is the 50, 100, 200, 500, 1000, and 1650. Along with those there can be various relays including the 200 medly relay, 400 medly relay, 400 freestyle relay, and 200 freestyle relay.
Reply:butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, freestyle, IM (fly, back, breast, free), and medly (back, breast, fly, free), and relays


25 yards (one lap) if you'rr 10 and under


50 yards (two laps) if you're 11 and older
Reply:The answers here are all correct, except it looks like people have forgotten the 400 IM





Events (For Yards Meets) Include:





Freestyle: 50, 100, 200, 500, 1000, 1650.


Butterfly/Backstroke/Breastroke: 100, 200


Individual Medley (IM): 200, 400


Relays: 200 Free; 400 Free; 800 Free; 200 Medley; 400 Medley





IM: Fly, Backstroke, Breastroke, Freestyle (divided equally)


Medley: Backstroke, Breaststroke, Fly, Free (divided equally)





- Meters is mostly the same, except substitute 800 Free and 1500 Free for the 1000 and 1650. Internationally, men swim the 1500, and Women swim the 800.





- Little kids also can have 25s and 50s for all strokes.





High School meets are made up of only some of these events--listed by the answer above. Club (USS) Meets tend to have most, if not all, of these events. College will have all at Conference, but the coaches typically agree on a reduced schedule for dual meets.
Reply:Usually the individual short-distance events occur first (such as the 100 or 200 meters either of a specific stroke of of the IM, aka the Individual Medley). Following that are the group events (usually with four people, one for each stroke) in the Relays. And then the long-distance individual events occur.


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