You won't be DQ'ed, practice and practice to have nothing to worry about
Control your adrenalin rush on that first 25, and take it out real easy breathing as much as you efficiently can. Use your first IM in decades as a learning experience on the conservative side, leaving you with a positive drive for next time So you come back to it faster for each meet.
My first 1IM was last December. I just wore my warm-up jammer and didn't even use the block. Wanted to calm the nerves and run it for fun leaving room for improvement and a taste for it next time.
I recall the backstroke is the real beast
You won't be DQ'ed, practice and practice to have nothing to worry about
Control your adrenalin rush on that first 25, and take it out real easy breathing as much as you efficiently can. Use your first IM in decades as a learning experience on the conservative side, leaving you with a positive drive for next time So you come back to it faster for each meet.
My first 1IM was last December. I just wore my warm-up jammer and didn't even use the block. Wanted to calm the nerves and run it for fun leaving room for improvement and a taste for it next time.
I recall the backstroke is the real beast
