My first REAL meet

I did my first real USA meet today at our local HS today. It was interesting, I didn't improve my time on my 50 my time was 30.77 I did feel tight - and the swim seemed slow. My 50 back was 35.45 I thought that was pretty good it was the first time I was able to get a time in it, and I didn't get DQ on the turn - HEY!! My 100 free was good took 2 sec. of it I did at 1:08.?? I thought my legs were going to fall off though... My recovery from each swim was much, much shorter. So I considered that improvement. I was nervous - it was much better than when I did some time trials before spring break. I struggle with anitiexity attacks so getting back into swimming and the nerves are a big deal. But I felt good, I think if I keep up with the 6-8 week time trials at the HS it will help alot, since they are run like a meet. What I'm really trying cope with just how fast everything seems to run. I'm a person that wants to adjust, tweak, shake, bend, stretch and contemplate my swim. Today it was one group getting out of the pool and the official blowing the get ready whistle and you better have your goggles on ready to go.... It took me to my last event to figure out if I didn't get behind lane block - out of the way of everyone of course - at least 2 events before mine and do my tweaking adjusting I felt rushed and not quite ready. When I swam 27 yrs ago, I remember sitting in chairs lined up against the wall, you sat and moved up the line as events were swam. Then, you got behind the blocks and it seemed like you could adjust your cap, mess with your goggles. Then the official was blowing the whistle. Of course now that I think about it maybe back then we did have more time, after all we didn't have the electronic timing system. The 3 timers in your lane had to get together compare their times, and the post it on the time dials above them, then give the papers to the runners. So that would take up more time. Now the time is sent electronically we had 1 timer at each lane and they just jotted down their time on paper for after the meet. I'll get the hang of it....