swim meet
noun
plural swim meets
chiefly US
: a large gathering of athletes for a swimming competition
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Everything, every swim meet is going to be different.
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Paras J. Haji, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
The finish time on the clock could never truly reflect just how hard Mia Clark works leading up to each swim meet.
—Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 3 Oct. 2024
Having to skip my lessons for swim meets every other weekend probably contributed to that.
—Hazlitt, 14 Aug. 2024
The rivals swam a hundred meters in roughly a minute, a time that would barely register at high school swim meets today.
—David O. Stewart, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 July 2024
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Paras J. Haji, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
The finish time on the clock could never truly reflect just how hard Mia Clark works leading up to each swim meet.
—Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 3 Oct. 2024
Having to skip my lessons for swim meets every other weekend probably contributed to that.
—Hazlitt, 14 Aug. 2024
The rivals swam a hundred meters in roughly a minute, a time that would barely register at high school swim meets today.
—David O. Stewart, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 July 2024
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