True team

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The true team format is meant to determine the top overall team, rather than individuals, in a track and field or swim and dive competition. In a true team meet, each team has a given number of competitors, with each competitor scoring at least one point (barring disqualification). Therefore, in a nine team meet with three competitors per event, the event champion would earn 27 points whereas the last place finisher would earn 1 point. The purpose of a true team meet is to judge which team is the best overall, rather than which team has the most top finishers.