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What to Eat Before a Swim Meet

By Swim Outlet, 10/25/18, 12:00PM PDT

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Your body will spend too much energy trying to process the junk food that you're eating when it should be focused on your athletic activity.

When you're getting ready for a swim meet, it can be easy to get caught up in the nerves and excitement of it all. But that does not mean that you should neglect your bodily needs as well. Just like how a car can't drive without fuel, you cannot swim without food either.

But what food should you eat before the swim? You might not put it at the top of your mind, but the food you eat before and leading up to the meet can make or break your performance.

Fortunately, we're here to help. We'll go through what you should be eating and taking in to make sure that you're at your peak performance when it comes to race time.