I disagree here. I don't care what you or anyone else does that is in my heat. I can only control how I swim and I only care about how I swim.
I disagree here mostly. You're right that I can only control how I swim, but I care both about how I swim ... and how I place. If I didn't care about how I placed or what others were doing, I could do my own races at my home pool without traveling to meets. The competition / racing is a primary goal, but it also helps me swim faster.
I disagree here. I don't care what you or anyone else does that is in my heat. I can only control how I swim and I only care about how I swim.
I disagree here mostly. You're right that I can only control how I swim, but I care both about how I swim ... and how I place. If I didn't care about how I placed or what others were doing, I could do my own races at my home pool without traveling to meets. The competition / racing is a primary goal, but it also helps me swim faster.