At meets why is it important to stay for finals?
There are a number of reasons why swimmers should stay for finals, but three in particular stand out. First of all, swimmers always go faster at night. Since most teams have their main practice in the afternoon or evening, swimmers are accustomed to performing at night. Natural biorhythms take over and the body is far more likely to respond in the evening than in the morning. Also, most swimmers respond to the excitement of finals with increased levels of adrenaline, another contributor to peak performance. Second, the only time a swimmer can score points for the team is at finals. A swimmer can’t help the team by swimming fast in the morning, and then scratching before the night swims. And finally, swimming in finals is a privilege and a reward. At finals a swimmer gets recognition for all the hard work and sacrifice that it took to get there. It is one of the few times when a swimmer gets to stand up on the blocks, hear his or her name called out over the PA system, and wave at the c
