By Emma Foster, Swimming World College Intern
In the next few weeks, high school and college seniors across the country will be preparing to begin the final swim meet of their competitive careers. Athletes who have spent much of their lives in the pool are jumping on the roller coaster of taper for the last time, waking up for the last mandatory morning practice of their lives, and consuming calories guilt free in a way that will be harder to get away with as a swammer.
For these athletes, there is a mix of intense excitement and grief. With the prospect of moving beyond a part of themselves that has been crucial to their identity, it is easy for intense pressure to sit on the shoulders of athletes about to leave the sport behind. There is desire for this to be the best meet, with the best swims of their lives. Anything else would seem like it was an improper ending to such a long journey.
However, swimmers entering the home stretch of their careers should remember that it isn’t about what the scoreboard says, or what you place in your heat that matters in the long run. What matters is the road you took to get to where you are, all of the triumphs and disappointments that have made you not just a better swimmer, but a better person. You did it. You made it. You’re here.
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