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By Elizabeth Beisel, 2008 and 2012 Olympian<\/i><\/p>\n

1. Excuse me, what are stairs?<\/p>\n

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2. Shouldn’t we be going best times in practice at this point?<\/p>\n

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3. We sleep more than we do during Christmas training. How is this possible?<\/p>\n

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4. Netflix becomes our everything.<\/p>\n

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5. We look our best for our big meet. Nails done, hair cut and skin shaved. Look good! Feel good! Swim fast!<\/p>\n

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