The get out swim is exactly that! You can use it to eliminate your
fastest swimmers or to eliminate your slowest swimmers. Either way
it promotes fast swimming. Have every swimmer line up along the side
of the pool. On the signal, every swimmer dives in and races across
the pool, pulls themselves up on the deck and must stand up. The last
swimmer to stand up is disqualified either one or two at a time. Continue
the relay until only 2 swimmers remain. Get a lot of cheering going
for the last two, and a little prize like a jellybean can be a big
reward. Repeat this game eliminating the fastest swimmers first!
You many wish to race
the boys and girls separately, or the older and younger swimmers separately.