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First Meet Back

 

Yes it may be the season of witches, ghosts and goblins but this is no trick, we will be allowed to hold our first meet in over 7 months this coming weekend.

As we prepare for this meet we would like to impress upon everyone in our groups how important it is to follow the guidelines that have been set up for everyones health and safety.  

It is important to remember that while not swimming we are not going to be able to sit around in little groups socializing.  we need to keep are masks on and keep that distance between ourselves.

Yes its is a small sacrifice that will keep us safe and hopefully will allow all of us to stay in the water and participate in future meets.

Not knowing what the future holds we hope everyone has entered their best events for this meet.  Yes, you heard correctly lets swim our best events and have fun with this meet.  We would like to see you suit up for the meet and take the mental approach of a "mini" championship meet.  Prepare yourself mentally and physically to swim back, don't take this meet for granted.  If you have learned anything during the last 7 months it is that you cannot take your races for granted.  Tomorrow is never a given and this sport can be snatched away in a moment so approach every race as it could be your last and enjoy that moment of  the water engulfing  your body as you move through it like a fish.  Relish that felling and have fun.

With all of that and the new precautions being taken warmups may look and feel a little different.  Our groups  know the basic meet warmup which we do every Wednesday at practice.  Stay mentally focused and do the best you can to warmup and stay warm during the meet.

Some typical mistakes made by age group swimmers involve both physical and nutrition, the first being hydration and keeping your body hydrated through the meet.  It is important to drink and keep drinking before your thirsty.  Stay away from the sodas, fried food and all sugars.  

Warmups, it is important to understand you may need a second shorter warmup before your race if you have sat around a lot.  Along those lines the warm down post race is very important and the timing is critical.  If you put it off to talk to your friends or watch your friends swim the window for success throughout the meet begins closing, so do it immediately to start preparing for that next race, and do it properly.

Bottom line the WARMUP and WARM DOWN are useless if they are not done properly and that involves the timing of when they are done.

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