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Formats

Formats
Novice Format (Short Course)
1. Novice Format (Short Course)

Target audience: 7 & Under and 9 & Under
Length of match: Three hours total (including warm-up)
Max events per swimmer: 4 individual events and 2 relays
Event list

  • 25 of each stroke

  • 50 free

  • 100 IM

  • 100 medley relays (single gender & mixed gender)

  • 100 free relays (single gender & mixed gender)

Novice Formt (Long Course)
2. Novice Format (Long Course)

Target audience: 7 & Under and 9 & Under
Length of match: Three hours total (including warm-up)
Max events per swimmer: 4 individual events and 2 relays
Event list

  • 50 of each stroke

  • 100 free

  • 200 medley relays (single gender & mixed gender)

  • 200 free relays (single gender & mixed gender)

3. Sprint Format

Target audience: 7 & Under, 9 & Under, 11 & Under, 13 & Under, 15 & Under, 18 & Under, and open
Ideal number of teams: 4 teams
Length of match: Three hours total (including warm-up)
Max events per swimmer: 4 individual events and 2 relays
Event list

  • 25*, 50, 100 free

  • 50 back

  • 50 breast

  • 50 fly

  • 100* or 200 IM

  • 100* or 200 medley relays (mixed gender)

  • 100* or 200 free relays (single gender)

  • 100* or 200 medley relays (single gender)

  • 100* or 200 free relays (single gender)

* 25 yards and 25 meter pools only

Sprint Format
4. Short Format 1

Target audience: 7 & Under, 9 & Under, 11 & Under, 13 & Under, 15 & Under, 18 & Under, and open
Ideal number of teams: 4 teams
Length of match: Three hours total (including warm-up)
Max events per swimmer: 4 individual events and 2 relays
Event list

  • 50, 100 free

  • 50, 100 back

  • 50, 100 breast

  • 50, 100 fly

  • 100 IM

  • 200 medley relays (mixed gender)

  • 200 free relays (single gender)

  • 200 medley relays (single gender)

Short Format 1
5. Short Format 2

Target audience: 11 & Under, 13 & Under, 15 & Under, 18 & Under, and open
Ideal number of teams: 4 teams
Length of match: Three hours total (including warm-up)
Event limit: 4 individual events and 2 relays
Event list

  • 100, 200 free

  • 100 back

  • 100 breast

  • 100 fly

  • 200 IM

  • 400 IM or 500 free

  • 400 medley relays (single gender)

  • 400 free relays (single gender)

  • 200 medley relays (mixed gender)

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Short Format 2
6. Distance Format

Target audience: 11 & Under, 13 & Under, 15 & Under, 18 & Under, and open
Ideal number of teams: 4 teams

Length of match: Three hours total (including warm-up)
Event limit: 3 individual events and 2 relays
Event list

  • 200 free

  • 200 back

  • 200 breast

  • 200 fly

  • 400 IM

  • 1,000 free or 1,650 free

  • 400 medley relays (mixed gender)

  • 800 free relays (single gender)

Distance Format
7. Match Pro

Target audience: 12 & over swimmers 
Ideal number of teams: 4 teams
Length of match:

  • (Option 1) Two days, three hours total (including warm-up) each day

  • (Option 2) One day, three hours total (including warm-up) each session, AM/PM sessions.

Event limit: 3 individual events and 2 relays
Event list

  • Day 1: 100 fly, 200 back, 200 breast, 4x50 free relay (female only), 50 free, 200 IM, 4x50 free relay (male only), 50 back, 500 free, 4x50 medley relay (female then male)

  • Day 2: 100 free, 200 fly, 100 back, 100 IM, 100 breast, 50 fly, 200 free, 4x50 mixed freestyle relay, 4x50 mixed medley relay (*only raced in case of a tie)

Match Pro
Custom Competitions
8. Custom Competitions

JR ISL clubs can format custom swim matches on their SwimTopia team account. This allows JR ISL clubs the flexibility to facilitate swim matches to help grow the competitiveness of the sport of swimming

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