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https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/pan-am-games-swimming-2015-003.jpg22761600As summer starts to wind down for most people, the swimming community's most significant time of the year is just beginning-- championship season. Most non-swimmers do not understand how important this time of year is for swimmers. We are emotionally unstable for the majority of July and August as we approach our big meets of the summer season.