How Not to Lose Your Lunch Before a Race
How Not to Lose Your Lunch Before a Race
The swimmers in the heat before you are coming home. They’re swimming fast. Their teammates are cheering. Their coaches are rooting them on. You stand there, behind the blocks, and adjust your goggles. Your race is next. Your turn. And your stomach is about to projectile your lunch all over the starting blocks.
Every swimmer gets nervous before races. Well, maybe not every swimmer, but in a very unscientific estimate, I’d say about 97% of swimmers get nervous before big championship end-of-season races. It’s natural to feel your stomach twist and turn and contort.
Often, it’s the hardest part of championship racing: Just calming those nerves. Settling your stomach.
