There are different challenges at different meets to swim well from start to finish. To get through any meet of any length, you need to be in great shape! But what you do at the meet varies greatly depending on the meet. In a 3 day meet where you might swim 7 events, relays and finals in every event it is all about RECOVERY, RECOVERY, REFUELING AND RECOVERY! You have to do everything you can to help the body rest and get ready for its next events. This all starts with being in great shape both physically and mentally. In a 6 day meet where you might swim 4 or 5 events and not make a second swim you have to swim and train through the meet. If all you did was race 1 event and warm down each day you would actually fall out of shape by the end of the meet especially if you are fully rested and ready to swim fast from Day 1. Don't change what your body is used to. If it is normal for it to do a certain amount of work or meters each day don't let yourself drop below that at meet. Keep yourself in shape ready to perform each day. If that means doing a little workout after your heats or during finals if you don't make second swims do that!
Always give yourself every opportunity to succeed. Know your own body and give it what it needs every day.
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