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There\u2019s no better feeling than walking into practice after months of hard work and hearing Coach announce that taper begins today.<\/p>\n<p>Here are 29 thoughts the tapering swimmer has:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>I\u2019ve been waiting for this all season.<\/li>\n<li>I will <em>finally<\/em> get to shave.<\/li>\n<li>I can actually feel the breeze through my leg hair.<\/li>\n<li>It\u2019ll probably take me <em>at least<\/em> 7 hours to shave.<\/li>\n<li>Wonder if my fast suit doesn\u2019t fit?<\/li>\n<li>I feel GREAT!<\/li>\n<li>I feel AWFUL.<\/li>\n<li>*panics at thought of Championships*<\/li>\n<li>*gets excited about Championships*<\/li>\n<li>*panics again*<\/li>\n<li>Why do I have so much energy?<\/li>\n<li>Where was this energy all season?<\/li>\n<li>I refuse to walk more than 500 feet at a time.<\/li>\n<li>*packs for meet two weeks before departure*<\/li>\n<li>I love taper!<\/li>\n<li>I hate taper.<\/li>\n<li>Why am I SO HUNGRY?<\/li>\n<li>Sprinters: Yes, only 2,000 yards!<\/li>\n<li>Distance swimmers: Yes, only 6,000 yards!<\/li>\n<li>I am so out of shape.<\/li>\n<li>If I do any more race pace my limbs are going to fall off.<\/li>\n<li>Where\u2019s the nearest elevator?<\/li>\n<li>Coach, am I supposed to feel this weird?<\/li>\n<li>*heart skips a beat when thinking about race*<\/li>\n<li>Sorry I was late, I had to wait for the elevator.<\/li>\n<li>SO MUCH SLEEP.<\/li>\n<li>What am I going to do with all my free time after Champs?<\/li>\n<li>Wait, I\u2019m still not going to have any free time.<\/li>\n<li>All of my hard work will be worth it in the end.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Taper includes a roller coaster of emotions. However, it\u2019s important to know\u00a0that you and your body are prepared to race at its full potential. Have confidence in yourself, and remember: trust your training, and trust your taper!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_182930\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-182930\" data-attachment-id=\"182930\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/29-thoughts-swimmers-have-on-taper\/champs-relay-medal\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/champs-relay-medal.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"960,644\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"champs-relay-medal\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;champs-relay-medal&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Kelly Lennon&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/champs-relay-medal-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/champs-relay-medal.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-182930 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/champs-relay-medal-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"champs-relay-medal\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-182930\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Kelly Lennon<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Chandler Brandes, Swimming World College Intern One word, two syllables, five letters. 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