Silly Seahorse Sunday

Races you can sign up for!

Noodle Race- 1 length of the pool 

Swimmers will put a pool noodle between their legs.

The swimmers must paddle or bounce on the noodle to get across the pool.

Doggie Paddle Race- 1 length of the pool

Swimmers will have a spoon in their mouth with a ping-pong ball on it.

Swimmers then have to doggie paddle across the pool without dropping the ball. If the ball is dropped…

      -Younger kids have to find the ball, put it back on, and keep swimming.

      -Older kids have 2 drops, on the 3rd drop they have to swim back get a new ball and try again.

Freestyle- 1 length of the pool

Swimmers must swim across the pool as fast as they can.

Backwards Swimming- 1 length of the pool

Swimmers will be facing the end of the pool they enter.

Swimmers must figure out how to swim to the other end still facing the side they entered.

Corkscrew- 1 length of the pool

Swimmers will be twirling in the water as they move toward the other end of the pool.

Dolphin- 1 length of the pool

Swimmers will swim like a dolphin with their arms by their sides and legs together.

Princess and the Pea- 1 length of the pool

Swimmers will swim anyway they want, but they have to push a beach ball down the pool with their head.

Big Friendly Giant- Have to be 10 or older and 1 length of the pool

There will be 2 swimmers both on their backs. The 1st swimmer’s feet are under the 2nd swimmer’s armpits. The 2 swimmers swim across the pool together. The 1st swimmer can only use their arms while the 2nd swimmer only uses their legs.

Rosie’s Breaststroke- 1 length of the pool

Swimmers will swim in Rosie’s favorite stroke, breaststroke.

Relays

The T-shirt Relay

There will be 4 swimmers. Each swimmer will swim to the other side with a t-shirt on. When they get to the other side swimmers must take the shirt off and give it to the next swimmer who puts it on. This goes on for all 4 swimmers.

Fill the Cup Relay

There will be 4 swimmers and a cup on the other side of the pool. Each swimmer swims with a sponge to fill up the cup on the other side. For the team to win the cup must be filled and all 4 swimmers must be on the cup side.

IM Relay

There will be 4 swimmers. The 1st swimmer swims backstroke. The 2nd swimmer swims butterfly. The 3rd swimmer swims breaststroke. The 4th swims freestyle.