How to Use swim meet in a Sentence

swim meet

noun
  • On a recent weekend, the couple took their sons to a swim meet.
    — Patrice Hutton, Hartford Courant, 25 Feb. 2025
  • The story has not stopped the Olympic swim meet in its tracks, not hardly.
    — Barry Svrluga, Washington Post, 31 July 2024
  • Swimmers placed over/under bets on an athlete’s time in certain swim meets.
    — Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 15 Aug. 2024
  • Most weekends, my husband and I find ourselves on the sidelines of a swim meet.
    — Melissa Willets, Parents, 3 Oct. 2023
  • Check out photos of the swim meet with Scott Uttberback's gallery.
    — Ray Padilla, The Courier-Journal, 25 Feb. 2024
  • Their proud parents, meanwhile, were part of a record-breaking indoor swim meet crowd, taking it all in.
    — Michael Marot, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2024
  • Chamblee was involved in a crash on the way to a swim meet in Scottsboro, according to team.
    — William Thornton | [email protected], al, 13 July 2023
  • No major gaming company takes wagers or hosts bets for college swim meets.
    — Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 15 Aug. 2024
  • For me, their omnipresence announced itself by showing up on the feet of everyone at swim meets.
    — Tamim Alnuweiri, InStyle, 26 May 2026
  • The group also sponsors invitational high school track and swim meets.
    — Daniel Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 5 Apr. 2024
  • She's warned someone at a swim meet about possible melanoma skin cancer when a mole looked suspicious, and that turned out to be true.
    — Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 14 Oct. 2025
  • The results wouldn’t matter, just the experience of seeing what goes into a swim meet.
    — Shelby Dermer, The Enquirer, 20 Feb. 2023
  • 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
  • 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 opening night of what promises to be a rollicking swim meet focused on those three, each an accomplished competitor.
    — Barry Svrluga, Washington Post, 28 July 2024
  • This reached a boiling point at a swim meet in November, when the swimmer’s mom, who has taken over duties as his full-time coach, briefly turned away from her son on the pool deck.
    — Eddie Pells, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2024
  • Dean is an adjunct faculty member with several colleges, officiates high school swim meets and has an emergency medical technician license.
    — Detroit Free Press, 15 July 2024
  • Dalton Sousa, a former collegiate swimmer at Roger Williams University, posed for a photo with his parents at a college swim meet.
    — Maggie Scales, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Though official attendance records for international swimming don’t exist, anything close to that number probably would represent the largest crowd ever to witness a swim meet.
    — Dave Sheinin, Washington Post, 15 June 2024
  • Sarah visited the campus from a young age, watching her brother compete in swim meets at the school, eating at Laura’s favorite restaurants from college and walking around the campus, just as her mother did in middle school.
    — Praveena Somasundaram, Washington Post, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Another noticeable increase is related to cleaning/damage deposits for swim meets at the aquatics center, which are increasing from $200 to $300 each.
    — Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2026
  • Gaines has used the swim meet to catapult her career as a political pundit and has become a vocal activist against allowing trans athletes to compete in women’s sports — a position that has become increasingly mainstream in recent years.
    — Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 28 Oct. 2025
  • The addition of competitive facilities could position Henry County to host regional swim meets, bringing visitors and economic activity to the area.
    — Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Tennessee’s swim meet at Georgia and the USC Upstate women’s basketball game at Longwood were pushed to Friday from Saturday because of the forecast.
    — John Raby, Twin Cities, 23 Jan. 2026
  • As a mother, Rainey was supportive of her children’s endeavors, attending every swim meet and gymnastics competition, said Davis and Kevin McNulty, Rainey’s youngest child.
    — Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 23 June 2026
  • The pool will shut down for Juneteenth and Independence Day as well as for swim meet championships on Friday, July 17, and Saturday, July 18.
    — Hali Smith june 2, Idaho Statesman, 2 June 2026
  • The 36th iteration of the Carroll County Invitational swim meet Wednesday featured great food, friendly competition and record-breaking performances as the county’s best were on display in a relaxed but competitive atmosphere.
    — Timothy Dashiell, Baltimore Sun, 20 July 2023

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