The annual Relay Carnival is hosted by Germantown Park and Hadley Farms.
The following rules apply to the meet.
- Scoring is: 10-6-4-2 (four teams) or 8-4-2 (three teams).
- Swimming up is permitted, but no swimmer can swim two legs of one relay.
- Mixed relays can be any combination of boys and girls, so long as both boys and girls swim. If possible swim boys in legs 1 and 3, girls in legs 2 and 4.
- Meet begins at 6:30 PM with 6:00 PM warm ups.
- Lanes will be assigned at the pool.
- No points for exhibition events.
- Scoring will be off the cards. There will be no meet sheets.
- Events listed as 100m are for 4 swimmers each swimming 25 meters.
- Events listed as graduated 150 meter races are just like in a regular meet:
- 8 and Under – 25 meters
- 9 – 10 – 25 meters
- 11 – 12 – 25 meters
- 13 – 14 – 25 meters
- 15 – 18 – 50 meters
- Events listed as 200m are for 4 swimmers each swimming 50 meters.
- T-shirt relay: shirt must be completely on (all extremities in proper holes) and ONLY members of the relay team may assist in the exchange.
| Event # | Gender | Age | Distance | Stroke |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E1 | Mixed | 6 and Under | 100 | Kickboard Relay (2 heats if desired) |
| 1 | Mixed | Graduated | 150 | Kickboard Relay |
| 2 | Boys | Graduated | 150 | Freestyle Relay |
| 3 | Girls | Graduated | 150 | Freestyle Relay |
| 4 | Mixed | 15-18 | 200 | Freestyle Relay |
| 5 | Mixed | 13-14 | 200 | Freestyle Relay |
| 6 | Mixed | 11-12 | 200 | Freestyle Relay |
| 7 | Mixed | 9-10 | 100 | Freestyle Relay |
| 8 | Mixed | 8 and Under | 100 | Freestyle Relay |
| 9 | Boys | Graduated | 150 | Breaststroke Relay |
| 10 | Girls | Graduated | 150 | Breaststroke Relay |
| 11 | Mixed | 8 and Under | 100 | Back – Free – Back – Free Relay |
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| E2 | Mixed | Adult | 100 | Medley Relay (Back – Breast – Fly – Free) |
| E3 | Mixed | 6 and Under | 100 | Freestyle Relay |
| E4 | Mixed | Adult | 100 | Freestyle Relay (2 heats if desired) |
| 12 | Boys | Open Age | 200 | Medley Relay (Back – Breast – Fly – Free) |
| 13 | Girls | Open Age | 200 | Medley Relay (Back – Breast – Fly – Free) |
| 14 | Mixed | 8 and Under | 100 | Medley Relay (Back – Breast – Fly – Free) |
| 15 | Boys | 8 and Under | 100 | Medley Relay (Back – Breast – Fly – Free) |
| 16 | Girls | 8 and Under | 100 | Medley Relay (Back – Breast – Fly – Free) |
| 17 | Boys | 9-10 | 100 | Medley Relay (Back – Breast – Fly – Free) |
| 18 | Girls | 9-10 | 100 | Medley Relay (Back – Breast – Fly – Free) |
| 19 | Boys | 11-12 | 100 | Medley Relay (Back – Breast – Fly – Free) |
| 20 | Girls | 11-12 | 100 | Medley Relay (Back – Breast – Fly – Free) |
| 21 | Boys | 13-14 | 100 | Medley Relay (Back – Breast – Fly – Free) |
| 22 | Girls | 13-14 | 100 | Medley Relay (Back – Breast – Fly – Free) |
| 23 | Boys | 15-18 | 100 | Medley Relay (Back – Breast – Fly – Free) |
| 24 | Girls | 15-18 | 100 | Medley Relay (Back – Breast – Fly – Free) |
| 25 | Boys | Graduated | 150 | T-Shirt Relay |
| 26 | Girls | Graduated | 150 | T-Shirt Relay |