I am planning a meet and I would like to include a couple of "fun" relays. I need some ideas. Minnesota Masters Swimming does a "Reindeer Relays" meet each December and I found descriptions of a few of their races (see below). Does anyone else have some suggestions for fun relays? (Note that this meet will be held in a public high school, so the relays cannot include alcohol...)
--Tarzan relay - each swimmer must swim with his head out of the water
--Ballet leg relay - each swimmer must do backstroke with 1 leg out of the water, pointed in the air
--Reindeer relay - each swimmer dog paddles while wearing antlers (which are passed like a baton from one swimmer to the next)
--All-Fly relay
--Kicking relay
When I was in high school, we had a studen t teacher/coaching assistant. He used to make us swim 25 yds then do sit[ups then swimm 25 yds then do push ups. then the next swimmer would go. We did IM relays, and free. It really got us going & my abs got really hard for a while.
One problem with adding "fun relays" is that most meets take so much time that when youstart adding stuff to them, many can't participate because of the time. this is esp. true if some swimmers have to travel to get tot he meet.
When I was in high school, we had a studen t teacher/coaching assistant. He used to make us swim 25 yds then do sit[ups then swimm 25 yds then do push ups. then the next swimmer would go. We did IM relays, and free. It really got us going & my abs got really hard for a while.
One problem with adding "fun relays" is that most meets take so much time that when youstart adding stuff to them, many can't participate because of the time. this is esp. true if some swimmers have to travel to get tot he meet.
