It’s race day and if your like most young athletes the most important thing is the result of your competition. Coaches are evaluating many different things during the competition, but we are human and the results are important but not the end all. Speaking for myself, one of the things I really look for and that you absolute control of is, EFFORT. You see results can come in a variety of ways ranging from good, bad and downright ugly, but the effort that you put into those results is what matters the most. Think about it and I know you have because during those little feedback talks after your race I hear a lot of “ I think I could have done better” or “ I could have gone faster.” What are you waiting for? No better time than the present. I see it in your faces sometimes yes the results were good bu t in your ❤️ you know you had more to give and that feeling can be devastating to a young swimmer. You might ask yourself this, “ Am I applying myself as much as I can and