Description of Relay Teams

Medley Relay: 8 & under and 10 & under

• Swim only 25 yards (one length) for each leg of race
• Order of strokes: Back, Breast, Fly, Freestyle
• (1st) Backstroke and (3rd) Butterfly begin at starting blocks
• (2nd) Breaststroke and (4th) Freestyle begin at the end with no starting blocks

Medley Relay: 12 & over

• Swim 50 yards each (2 lengths)
• Order of strokes: Back, Breast, Fly, Free
• All swimmers begin at starting blocks

Free Relay: 8 & under

• Swim only 25 yards (one length) for each leg of race
• 1st and 3rd swimmers begin at starting blocks
• 2nd and 4th swimmers begin from the end with no starting blocks

Free Relay: 10 & over

• All swimmers swim 50 yards (2 lengths) and begin at starting blocks