Training/Taper/Meet Prep

I am 54 years old, and have recently gotten back into competitive swimming. I have not yet worked up to monster workouts (like folks doing 4000 yards) and not sure I would even want to. My shoulders can't take swimming every day. I have a meet on Saturday. I am only swimming two 50s (*** and free). My training for the last week or so was as follows: Thursday, 3/4 mile swim Friday, rest Saturday, worked with trainer (dry training/weights, etc.) Sunday-Monday-Tuesday (1200 yds, 1200 yds, 880 yards) Wednesday-rest Thursday (today)-1000 yards Should I work out at all on Friday. If so...how hard? What is the best prep for the day of the meet (in terms of rest, supplements, eating, etc.). The meet is not until 4 pm. Thanks in advance to anyone who can help. I am far from an expert on this, as I have just returned to the world of competitive swimming, but I like to get in a swim the day before a meet. My usual workouts are either 3500 or 4000 yards (sometimes in between that but I like multiples of 500 :)) and on the day before both meets in recent memory I've swum about 1500 or 2000 yard with the goal of getting loose and spending some time working on technique. I agree with That Guy about meet preparation being a very individual thing. For what it's worth, I try to get to bed a little early and I've always had a certain breakfast I eat, though what it is has morphed over time. (Rec league through club team: pancakes. High school/college: bagel with cream cheese. Now: Starbucks veggie breakfast sandwich and a latte :anim_coffee: - which is sort of odd because I am not all that fond of lattes, nor particularly devoted to Starbucks.)

I am 54 years old, and have recently gotten back into competitive swimming. I have not yet worked up to monster workouts (like folks doing 4000 yards) and not sure I would even want to. My shoulders can't take swimming every day. I have a meet on Saturday. I am only swimming two 50s (*** and free). My training for the last week or so was as follows: Thursday, 3/4 mile swim Friday, rest Saturday, worked with trainer (dry training/weights, etc.) Sunday-Monday-Tuesday (1200 yds, 1200 yds, 880 yards) Wednesday-rest Thursday (today)-1000 yards Should I work out at all on Friday. If so...how hard? What is the best prep for the day of the meet (in terms of rest, supplements, eating, etc.). The meet is not until 4 pm. Thanks in advance to anyone who can help. I am far from an expert on this, as I have just returned to the world of competitive swimming, but I like to get in a swim the day before a meet. My usual workouts are either 3500 or 4000 yards (sometimes in between that but I like multiples of 500 :)) and on the day before both meets in recent memory I've swum about 1500 or 2000 yard with the goal of getting loose and spending some time working on technique. I agree with That Guy about meet preparation being a very individual thing. For what it's worth, I try to get to bed a little early and I've always had a certain breakfast I eat, though what it is has morphed over time. (Rec league through club team: pancakes. High school/college: bagel with cream cheese. Now: Starbucks veggie breakfast sandwich and a latte :anim_coffee: - which is sort of odd because I am not all that fond of lattes, nor particularly devoted to Starbucks.)