5 Tips to Prepare for Your Swim Race Meets

Race meets are an excellent way for swimmers to get some practice in competition. These race meets occur between individual swimmers or organised teams. They're invariably a lot of fun for everyone involved, including the coaches, but they require quite a bit of work, planning and thought to deliver successfully. Whether you're preparing for your first race meet (which can be pretty intimidating) or you're prepping for your 100th one, here are five tips to ensure it goes well and your swimmers come out ahead. Planning is Essential Planning is essential for any successful coach that has a race meet coming up. More specifically, you'll want to discuss and plan a realistic training schedule leading up to the big event. About six weeks leading up to the event, talk with the rac...