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Lead swimmer

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Lead swimmers start on Kepuhi Beach of the inaugural Kaiwi Channel Swim on Molokai Island in Hawaii

noun - A lead swimmer is the first person in a team pursuit relay or the first person in a pack of swimmers in an open water swimming competition.

Antonym

trailing swimmer

Team Pursuit Formations

The lead swimmer can be at the head of a team in the following formations: tripod, arrow, rotating arrow, beeline, rotating beeline, peloton, or hybrid.

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