By Katlynn Emaus, Swimming World College Intern
Races and meets can be very nerve racking; each athlete has their own way of getting in the zone. Pre-race rituals can be a wildcard in certain scenarios. The moments before a heat steps on the blocks, all the athletes appear to be doing their own little rain dance. What each person does is unique to them. The one thing all rituals have in common is they help get the jitters out and get swimmers ready to race.
As I’m stepping up to the blocks, I brush off my shoulders. Before I got my first YMCA state cut in the 100 breaststroke, my dad told 9-year-old me “you did all the work, you know you can do it. There is just a little person whispering doubts into your ear, brush him off.†I got my cut and 10 years later I’m still doing it.
So here are some of the most common types of pre-race ritual performers…
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