https://community.usms.org/swimming/f/general/3264/mixed-relayMy club will be participating in a two hour relay done in a short (25 meter) pool. There will be about ten of us, girls, boys, masters, whatever. Here is the question: is there any science as to how long each participant swims? So far, what I know abouten-USTelligent Community 12https://community.usms.org/thread/28480?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 30 May 2005 16:48:23 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:e687acb5-4e3e-4a02-81aa-58cc69842d19Former Memberour team is going to compete in a similar event. we plan to have each swimmer swim a hundred. the event we are entering is called a 100 x 100 relay so we had no choice about how long a swimmer will go but it as it will take about the same time (we expect to finish in 2.5h). brgds matthias<div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.usms.org/thread/28548?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 30 May 2005 02:45:59 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:30acba45-6211-498f-8470-7f2c0f3d4825Michael HeatherSeems to me that the most efficient way would be to have everyone swim only once for about 1/10th of the alotted time. I suppose you could adjust the times for people who are more distance oriented. Swimming 50 Meters at a time, even with ten people, will be very draining over 2 hours. At 40 seconds per 50, that would be only about 6 minutes rest. which sounds like a lot, but for 2 hours it adds up, getting out of the pool, getting dry or cold, keeping track of the relay starts, whatever. If you want to set a distance, maybe try 200 meters, which would give a lot of rest between swims. Or, you could get very organized and figure out each relay member&#39;s optimal distance and put the strongest swimmers first, since they will have the best chance for swimming multiple times. Sounds like a lot of fun!<div style="clear:both;"></div>