Swimmer Marking
What is Marking?
You must mark your swimmer to reflect which event, heat, lane, and relay they are racing. This is used to help remind the swimmer of their events. SwimTopia will show your swimmers Events, Heats and Lane.
Mark the arm as illustrated below in the picture in the order of Event/Heat/Lane. Write on clean dry skin with no sunscreen. For younger swimmers please also write your child's last name on their upper back or forearm.
Marking up your Swimmer
- Find your child’s race information on the Event Reports/Heat Sheets.
- Label your swimmers with a black sharpie with their race details.
- On their back, mark their last name ‘SMITH’. You can abbreviate so long as it is enough information for clerk of course volunteers to easily identify your swimmer.
- On their hand/arm, mark their event information: (See further below for Stroke labels)
| E | H | L |
(E = event, H = heat, L = lane)
Example of Arm Marking:
Stroke
OPTIONAL: If you'd like to note the stroke do so after the lane designation. It can be difficult to fit legibly on smaller arms, though.
- FR = Freestyle
- BA = Back Stroke
- BR = Breast Stroke
- FLY = Butterfly
- IM = Individual Medley
- FRR = Free Relay (All swimmers swim freestyle)
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