Went pretty well and I'm happy with the results considering I was sick at this gala 100 back 1.16 took off 1 and a half second It felt pretty strong but the last 25 wasn't great, so I'm working on that 100IM 1.17 took 2 seconds off, focused especially on technique and had the best breaststroke I've ever felt at a gala 50 fly 34.3 took off a second too, focused on technique instead of speed on this one, and focusing on that actually helped my speed far more than the last time I swam the 50 fly 50 free 29.10 last event of the day and all my energy was drained and at this point I was functioning off panados, so I added 1.5 secs. I didnt have the best start, and I breathed way too many times than necessary. But it's ok, I'm not upset about it. And know I can learn from the whole gala and what to focus on.

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Well nothing really went as planned but I'm happy Im swam and got certain times on board. 50 back: 34.44 took off half a sec, this race felt powerful and underwaters went better than expected. My arms and legs were flying and it felt like the strongest backstroke I've had in a while. 200IM: 2.59, stayed on my time, not my best time But I wanted to swim this as early as possible because for us, here in SA, you need a 200IM time or else you can't swim regionals/ levels. My 50 fly felt amazing but my chest got really wheezy the last 5m because I'm still a bit sick, because of the water pressure on my back I had a few coughing fits during the back and was fully out of oxygen for the breast, and freestyle I pushed through but couldn't sprint it. I'm just happy the time is down for the season and don't need to worry about it in the long run. 50 free: 30.01 added 2 seconds. My chest was still wheezing, I slipped on the block and had a deep dive, I choked right before the turn and burst into coughs right as I came out. I also lost concentration before the race because someone said good luck, and I turned my head to say thanks. I can take the lesson that I don't need to say thank you or be friendly before a race because it's not gonna kill someone if you don't answer😅, and that it's important to stay in your zone. I'm not even disappointed with the times because I knew it was all my chest could handle that day. I spoke to my coach about it and we chatted about how the races felt in general. He said he didn't care about the times as long as I tried as hard as I could and my IM time is down. I'm just a little disappointed about how the circumstances were and that I know for myself I could have swum so much better. I'm taking a learning from this; it doesn't matter the times, I enjoyed the races and the feeling of racing again after season end break.

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Every swimmer has a great day one at a meet, then a day two that falls apart, and most have no plan for what to do in between… In this one I answer the academy questions I ran out of time for, from race-day resets to lung capacity to beating pre-race nerves. Here's what's inside: 👉 How to reset mid-meet after a bad race @Catia Maidanschi (for Cezar pls) 👉 The "go where it hurts" rule for building real lung capacity @Kira Shapoval 👉 My honest take on creatine vs maltodextrin for swimmers @Amelie Erasmus 👉 The next move when the Michael Phelps breathing stops working @Sofia Ilina Watch the video below. If I forgot a question, pls put it in the comments below and have a ROCKING WEEK!!!!💥 PS: If you're NOT in the Academy and haven't upgraded to Premium yet, check out all the tools that you get for only $9/month