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An event in which the swimmer swims the prescribed distance in the following order:First ¼ Butterfly Second ¼ Backstroke Third ¼ Breaststroke Fourth ¼ FreestyleINVITATIONAL COMPETITIONThe host club invites competition that is conducted only for those swimmers, organizations orclubs which.LANEThe specific area in which the swimmer is assigned to swim.LANE LINE (MARKER)The continuous floating markers attached to a line stretched from the starting end to theturning end for the purpose of separating each lane.LANE MARKINGSThe guidelines on the bottom of the pool and in the center of the lanes running from thestarting end to the turning end.LEG (RELAY)The part of the relay event that is swum by a single team member.MARKThe starting position assumed by the swimmer prior to the start of an event.MEDLEY RELAYFour swimmers on each team swim ¼ of the prescribed distance continuously using the fourstrokes in the following order:First ¼ Backstroke Second ¼ Breaststroke Third ¼ Butterfly Fourth ¼ FreestyleOPEN COMPETITIONCompetition which any qualified club, organization or individual may enter.RECREATIONAL SWIMMINGAny swimming program not under the auspices of USS swimming. (Platteville is included here).Sometimes also referred to as age group swimming though technically different.SCRATCH FROM AN EVENTWithdraw an entry (swimmer) from competition.SEEDThe process of distributing swimmers among the required number of heats and/or lanesaccording to their submitted times. The most frequently encountered lane assignments are asfollows: