swim meet

noun

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

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On a recent weekend, the couple took their sons to a swim meet. Patrice Hutton, Hartford Courant, 25 Feb. 2025 The no-trespass orders have since expired, but McAuliffe is deciding whether the plaintiffs should be allowed to wear the wristbands and carry signs at upcoming school events, including basketball games, swim meets and a music concert, while the case proceeds. Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 22 Nov. 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 Everything, every swim meet is going to be different. Paras J. Haji, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for swim meet

Word History

First Known Use

1905, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 20 Mar. 2025.

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