What is arm marking?

Arm marking is writing the event, heat, lane, and stroke they are racing on the swimmer's arm with a Sharpie. This is used to help remind the swimmer of their events and to help the coaches keep them organized and ready. 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/Stroke.

Write on clean dry skin with no sunscreen. Please also write your child's full name on their upper back.

Heat Sheets will be emailed the day of the meet as well as posted on the fence at the meet.

Example of Arm Marking

Write clearly on your child's arm as illustrated 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
- 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

Packing for a swim meet

Swimmer Pack List:

• Alligators Swimsuit
• Alligators Swim-cap
• At least one pair of goggles( 2 pair preferred in case one breaks)
• At least 2 towels for warm-up and meet
• Sunscreen
• Clothes/Coverup to wear between events if preferred
• Healthy Snacks 
• Water bottles
• Chairs and canopy
• Entertainment: Be prepared to sit around for several hours. Staying awake and alert will help you swim faster, so bring whatever keeps you happily entertained: something to read, pens and paper for coloring, board games, or all of the above. NOTE: items will get wet!  

Parent Pack List:

• Sharpie (to write your child's name and EHLS position). DO NOT put sunscreen on before body marking, or the body marking will smear.
• Money - The hosting team runs most swim meet concessions. Any profits go to support their team.
• Snacks
• Sunglasses and/or a hat
• A portable chair
• More sunscreen
• Entertainment
• Camera
• Good cheering voice. Swimmers can hear in the water. The louder the crowd, the more exciting their swim!