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By Sarah Lloyd, Swimming World College Intern<\/em><\/p>\n

Being a counter for a teammate can take time away from your own warmup, stretching, and mental preparation for races, so when someone does volunteer to count, it means that much more. There are also a very specific set of things that will definitely happen when you count. Here are a few:<\/p>\n

1. You’re going to get splashed.<\/h3>\n

Like it or not, you’re going to get splashed by your teammate as they turn. If you’re lucky enough to get a counter with a stick on the end, it’ll probably be just your feet (so maybe don’t wear your sneakers to count), but if you get stuck with the regular old hand counter, you’ll feel like you’re in the splash zone at Sea World. Leave your phone and iPod on the bleachers–they’re safer over there.<\/p>\n

2. You will look around at the other counters to make sure you’re on the right lap.<\/h3>\n

Even if you’ve never made a mistake counting before and you’re absolutely sure of where your teammate is in his or her race, you’re almost definitely going to look at the counters in the lanes next to you to make sure you don’t mess up. Better safe than sorry, right?<\/p>\n

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Photo Courtesy: Kalina DiMarco<\/p><\/div>\n

3. You’ll feel like you’re leaving the count cards in too long.<\/h3>\n

Good counters make sure that their teammate can see the count cards, which means leaving it in the water until the swimmer practically turns on top of it. It can make you nervous, but at least you know they saw it!<\/p>\n

4. Even if your teammate asked you not to move the count card, you’ll probably shake it on the last turn.<\/h3>\n

Let’s face it–even to the counter the double orange on the count card looks great. You’ll get excited. You’ll shake it. You’ll shake it even harder if your teammate is in a tight race to the wall. Even if they asked you not to move it, they’ll forgive you for getting excited at the end.<\/p>\n

5.\u00a0You will scream.<\/h3>\n

So you’re not really sure that your teammate can hear you as they head into their turns, but you scream anyway just to cover your bases. And you’ll probably try to scream louder than the counter in the lane next to you because even if you’re not swimming, you’re still competitive.<\/p>\n

6. Your teammate will thank you.<\/h3>\n

No matter the outcome of the race, you’re teammate will definitely thank you for taking time out of your race preparation to help them confidently swim their races. It’s hard to find counters sometimes, so you’ll definitely be appreciated.<\/p>\n

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Photo Courtesy: Hayley Good<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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