All,

 

Our Family Relay Carnival is scheduled for next Wednesday, July 17th.  For those new to Four Seasons, this is a fun, family oriented event that only Four Seasons team members participate in.  

 

Our swimmers, parents, coaches and life guards all participate in unique relay races and games.  Below is a list of the events planned for the Relay Carnival, and there will be sign-up sheets posted in the team area during tonight's home meet and at Saturday's Bradley Farms swim meet.  

 

If you have not RSVP'ed for the Relay Carnival, please do so as soon as possible.  Take a look at the event descriptions below and sign up for the events of interest to your swimmers.

 

We will also have a light concessions area available during the meet.

 

If you have any questions or ideas for different Relay Races, please email or see me during tonight's or Saturday's meet.

 

Thanks,

 

Kevin Burch

 

 

 

 

Players must push a beach ball from one end of the pool to the other without touching the 

bottom of the pool with their feet. The ball must stay in their lane. When the swimmer reaches 

the other side, the ball and swimmer must touch the wall before the next swimmer may jump in. 

The last swimmer must touch the wall and put the ball on the side of the pool.

 

 

Teams line up on one side of the pool. The first swimmer has a t-shirt on at the start of the 

race, swims to the other side and then gets out of the water at on the other side. The swimmer

must remove the wet shirt and the next swimmer will put on the wet t-shirt and swim to the other 

side of the pool and get out of the water. Keep going until all players have completed the task —

first team done wins. The shirt is very hard to get on and off while it is wet.

 

 

After the whistle blows, the first swimmer in each relay has to put on the clothes at the end of 

their lane and then swim across the pool. The swimmer must get out and remove all his(her) 

clothes, while the next person in the relay has to start to put on all the same clothes. When all 

the clothes are on, he(she) must swim to the other side and remove all the clothes for the next 

person to wear.

 

 

Players take turns going from one side of the pool to the other doing crazy motions. Each 

swimmer must swim a lap using a different technique. These will most likely be the techniques:

1. Doing 5 summersaults in the water on the way across the pool and using any other 

technique to get to the other side.

2. Twirling/spinning – taller swimmers should do this leg

3. Swim backwards –the feet must be first and lead the way across the pool

4. Walking

 

 

The player holds a pebble in one hand, while swimming to the other side. At the other side, 

they need to stay in the water and pass the pebble to the next swimmer. Once the next 

swimmer has the pebble, they may swim to the other side. The first team to finish all 4 laps and still have the pebble wins. 

 

 

Have the Swimmers form into pairs and stand behind a standing line at one end of the pool. The 

inside ankles of the pair of swimmers are tied together. On signal, all pairs of swimmers join 

their inside hands and jump into the pool. They swim to the opposite side using only their 

outside hands and arms for locomotion. When the pair reaches the other side and one swimmer 

touches the wall, the next pair may jump in the water.

 

 

 

 

The players stand at the edge of the pool. The first Swimmer places a ball in one hand and 

jumps in the water. Holding the ball out of the water in one hand, she swims to the other side. If 

the ball is dropped, the player must stop, place the ball in his/her hand and continue. The last 

swimmer must touch the side of the pool with the ball in one hand.

 

 

The players start in the water with a beachball between his legs, and swims to the other side. If 

the ball is dropped, the player must stop, place between his legs and continue to the other side.

The next swimmer may jump in once the previous swimmer ends, put the ball between their 

legs and off they go. 

 

 

One swimmer (6 and under) sits in the tube. An older swimmer starts out of the water and 

needs to push the inner tube, with their prince(es) across the pool. The first team to reach the 

other side wins.

 

 

One member of a family needs to get in the inner tube and get across the pool. They must pick 

up the next member of the family and both need to get across the pool. One member must stay 

in the middle of the tube. Repeat until four family members are in/on the tube and get across the 

pool. The first team to touch the side, while still holding on to the tube, winsTto be clear, only 

one person NEEDS to be in the tube, the rest can be in the water hanging on/pushing/pulling.

 

 

The relay team has 5 members. The smallest member sits in the middle of the tube in the water 

and stays there the whole race. The first relay member of the team jumps in at the start of the 

race and pushes the inner tube across the pool. They must touch the wall and then the next 

member of the team jumps in and pushes the tube across the pool. Repeat until the fourth 

member pushes the tube to the other side and touches the wall while holding the tube.

 

 

Medley relay –back, breast fly, free

 

 

Swimmers/coaches heat

Parents/Coaches/guards heat

 

 

A team of 4 jumps into the deep end at the same time. All 4 team members then need 

to get on top of the island. Team members are allowed to help each other out. The 

goal is to get the whole team on top of the island in the least amount of time.