What is a medley relay?
A Medley Relay is a relay with 4 swimmers where each of the swimmers swims a different strokes. Think of a vegetable medley with 4 different types of veggies. The first swimmer swims the Backstroke. The next swimmer swims the Breaststroke, then the next swimmer swims the Butterfly, and the final swimmer swims a really fast Freestyle. Each member of an 8 and under relay swims 1 length of the pool. In all of the other age groups each swimmer swims a 50 of their stroke. How do I get on a parents/coaches relay? Excellent question. Ask one of the coaches to be on a parent relay. How can parents help? We need lots of parent help. We need volunteers to help time, start, referee, record times, print ribbons, collect cards from timers, etc. Kids are very proud or their parents when they see them participating in their swim meets. Parents can also help by being supportive and encouraging of their child. Hopefully our kids will develop a life long love of swimming not just for competition, but al
