swim meet
noun
plural swim meets
chiefly US
: a large gathering of athletes for a swimming competition
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In 1911: At a Honolulu swim meet, Duke Kahanamoku broke the 100-yard freestyle record by 4.6 seconds, using the then-unique combination of the Australian crawl stroke with a flutter kick.
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Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Here’s what happened: In 2022 Gaines tied for fifth place in a swim meet with Lia Thomas, who is trans.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 12 June 2025
For others, a mad scramble between work and swim meets, baseball tournaments or shopping before shelves go bare and the Trump tariffs price everything beyond reach.
—Mark Barabak, Mercury News, 21 May 2025
On a recent weekend, the couple took their sons to a swim meet.
—Patrice Hutton, Hartford Courant, 25 Feb. 2025
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Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Here’s what happened: In 2022 Gaines tied for fifth place in a swim meet with Lia Thomas, who is trans.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 12 June 2025
For others, a mad scramble between work and swim meets, baseball tournaments or shopping before shelves go bare and the Trump tariffs price everything beyond reach.
—Mark Barabak, Mercury News, 21 May 2025
On a recent weekend, the couple took their sons to a swim meet.
—Patrice Hutton, Hartford Courant, 25 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for swim meet
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“Swim meet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swim%20meet. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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