What is arm marking?

You must mark your swimmer to reflect which event, heat and lane they are racing. This is used to help remind the swimmer of their events and age group tent or ready bench volunteers. Use the Heat Sheet to find and highlight your child's events. Mark the arm as illustrated below in the picture in the order of Event/Heat/Lane.

Write on clean, dry skin with no sunscreen. It is best to do this the night before in order to minimize sunscreen washing it away. Please also write your child's full name on their upper back.

Heat Sheets will be posted on the website on Friday afternoon/evening.

Example of Arm Marking

Write Clearly and Legibly on your child's arm or leg as illustrated below in the picture.

Stroke: If you'd like to note the stroke do so after the lane designation.
- FR = Freestyle
- BA = Back Stroke
- BR = Breast Stroke
- FLY = Butterfly
- IM = Individual Medley (The swimmer covers all four strokes in order: butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke and freestyle)

- FRR = Free Relay (All swimmers swim freestyle)
- MR = Medley Relay (Each swimmer swims a different stroke: 1st = back, 2nd=breast, 3rd=fly, 4th=free)

Relay Marking: This will designate the relay leg the child is swimming.
- 1/1 = Lane 1, first relay leg
- 4/2 = Lane 4, 2nd relay leg **If the Medley Relay this will be Breast Stroke

What to Bring - Parents

• Heat Sheets
• Highlighter for the heat sheets
• Sharpie pen to write on your swimmer
• Chairs, sunscreen, hat, sunglasses and bug spray
• Money for the concessions - we also take Venmo, but cash preferred
• Good cheering voice. Swimmers can hear in the water. The louder the crowd, the more exciting their swim!

What to Bring - Swimmers

• Small bag for your belongings (Label everything)
• Sharpie pen to write events, heats and lane numbers on forearm or leg
• Two towels (one to sit on, one to dry with)
• Two pairs of goggles (in case one breaks) 
• Swim Cap (team cap provided)
• Team T-shirt or cover-up
• Shoes/sandals
• Something to do...cards, books, games, etc. Note: Items will get wet.
• Water or sports drinks