24hr. countdown before 1st Masters meet-???

My first Masters meet is coming up on March 27&28 and I don't have a clue about: 1. Should I swim the day before or just rest? 2. What (and when) should I eat before my first race? 3. What (and when) should I swim to warm-up before my first race (200 breaststroke)? 4. What about cooldown then warming up again before my next race (medley relay)? 5. Any other recommendations, besides stretching and HAVING FUN? :D THANKS! It seems to me that a lot of the answers to these questions are going to be pretty individual. For instance, some people seem to like a heavy breakfast before a meet, but that really would not work for me. I also know from experience that I need to swim the day before a race, but I usually just warm up, do a pace set or two with a fair amount of rest, and then cool down. I know other people who always rest the day before and they seem to do fine. The only other thing I'd suggest on the eating front is do not do anything for the first time on the day of the meet. If it is a morning meet and you usually eat cereal for breakfast, the morning of the meet is not a good time to try to find out for the first time how you do with eggs and bacon for breakfast.

My first Masters meet is coming up on March 27&28 and I don't have a clue about: 1. Should I swim the day before or just rest? 2. What (and when) should I eat before my first race? 3. What (and when) should I swim to warm-up before my first race (200 breaststroke)? 4. What about cooldown then warming up again before my next race (medley relay)? 5. Any other recommendations, besides stretching and HAVING FUN? :D THANKS! It seems to me that a lot of the answers to these questions are going to be pretty individual. For instance, some people seem to like a heavy breakfast before a meet, but that really would not work for me. I also know from experience that I need to swim the day before a race, but I usually just warm up, do a pace set or two with a fair amount of rest, and then cool down. I know other people who always rest the day before and they seem to do fine. The only other thing I'd suggest on the eating front is do not do anything for the first time on the day of the meet. If it is a morning meet and you usually eat cereal for breakfast, the morning of the meet is not a good time to try to find out for the first time how you do with eggs and bacon for breakfast.