swim meet

noun

plural swim meets
chiefly US
: a large gathering of athletes for a swimming competition

Examples of swim meet in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The quartet of Regan Smith, Lilly King, Gretchen Walsh and Torri Huske finished the swim meet in style, clocking in at 3:49.62 to win the 4x100 medley relay in dominating fashion. David K. Li, NBC News, 4 Aug. 2024 The story has not stopped the Olympic swim meet in its tracks, not hardly. Barry Svrluga, Washington Post, 31 July 2024 Swimming in stadiums becomes the norm as sport sets up in a rugby arena for 2024 Paris Olympics By Associated Press July 26, 2024 at 2:50 p.m. The biggest swim meets are being held in massive venues, which could provide a boost... Baltimore Sun, 26 July 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 See all Example Sentences for swim meet 

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Word History

First Known Use

1905, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of swim meet was in 1905

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“Swim meet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swim%20meet. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.

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