How to Get Better at Swimming Fast Under Pressure

By Olivier Poirier-Leroy on SwimSwam
Swim meets are a chlorinated bouquet of emotions and experiences.
The long stretches of waiting between events. The excitement of a close race. The quiet frustration of an underwhelming result. The wrestling match that is getting into a tech suit.
And what makes swim meets mentally unique from our usual back-and-forth swimming at practice is the sometimes all-consuming pressure that comes with racing.
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