Below is an example of how to mark your swimmer. Please ask a veteran parent if you have any questions. 

It is very important to mark your swimmers before the meet! By marking your swimmer’s event/ heat/ lane on their forearm or upper thigh (girls) with a Sharpie marker, your swimmer(s) can keep track of their events.

The sharpie grid on the skin WITHOUT SUNSCREEN holds up best during the course of a swim meet.

Print the heat sheet and highlight your swimmers events, heats and lanes. Examples below are snapshots of some different events from a heat sheet and the corresponding sharpie grid. Also shown below is an example of a sharpie grid on a swimmers forearm.