Meet Etiquette 比赛技巧

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This week’s Speedo Tip of the Week is an excerpt from the January-February 2004 issue of Splash, in which special correspondent Cami Grebel-Bremer writes about meet etiquette. Follow these nine points to get the most out of any meet you’re competing in this season.
本周的Speedo贴士节选自2004年1~2月份Splash杂志，特约记者Cami Grebel-Bremer发表了一些关于比赛的技巧。试试这9个建议吧，你会发现这个赛季的每次比赛你都会取得好成绩。

Grebel-Bremer’s Tips:
Grebel-Bremer的贴士

Arrive on time. Get to a meet early enough to settle down into a ‘spot’ with your team and be ready with your cap and goggles on when the warm-up session starts. Meet warm-ups are often short and crowded, so it’s important to be on time.
按时到达赛场。你应该尽可能早的到达赛场，这样你可以在开始热身活动开始之前，就可以平静地和你的队友坐在一起并准备好泳帽和泳镜。比赛前的热身一般事件都很短，而且很拥挤，所以，按时到达赛场就非常重要。

Be prepared. It is best to know what events you are swimming BEFORE warm-up. This way, you can practice the appropriate starts, turns and sprints in the warm-up. Also, make sure that you have everything you need – towels, swimsuit, water bottle, cap and goggles.
做好准备工作。热身之前，你需要知道你将要参加的比赛是什么！这样，你可以练习一下正确的出发和转身并作一下热身的短冲。同时，你也需要确认你带齐了所有需要的东西：毛巾、泳衣、水瓶、泳帽和泳镜。

Sit with your teammates and cheer. Swim meets are the best time to get to know your teammates and build team spirit. It is also easier for your coach and teammates (relay members) to find you if they need you.
和你的队友和粉丝坐在在一起。游泳比赛是你了解你的队友和建立团队精神的最佳时机！另外，和你的教练和队友（接力赛同伴）坐在一起也有助于他们发现你，特别是在他们需要你的时候。

Stay positive. If you have a bad swim, or you don’t want to swim the events you’re entered in, get over it and just do your best. In her Road to Athens Journal, recently published on USA Swimming’s web site, Mary DeScenza writes, “Sometimes your coach puts you in an event you do not like. You just have to do your best and not complain.”
保持进取的思想状态。如果你的比赛比砸了，或者你忽然不想参加你所报名的比赛了，你一定要克服这些想法，你需要的是拿出你的最大的热忱并做到最好！在最近的USA Swimming网站上，Mary DeScenza在她的通往雅典的征程上写道：“有些时候你的教练给你报了一些你不喜欢的项目，但你最好不要抱怨，而是努力的比好每一个比赛！”

Bring plenty of drinks and snacks. Know how much water you will need (about 8 ounces per event) and be prepared. Bring light snacks to munch on, such as fruit, goldfish or string cheese. You don’t want to be buying Skittles from the concession stand.
带上足够的饮料和食品。你需要知道每次比赛你需要多少水（一般情况下8盎司左右），并提前准备好。带上一些可以用力咀嚼的食品如：水果、金鱼（？）或者干酪串等。你应该不愿意不情愿地在Skittle的分店里来买东西吧！

Realize that relays are just as important as your individual events (if not more so). Give it your all and help pump up your teammates (no matter which relay you’re on). Swim in the relay order your coach gave you, and HAVE FUN! Also, stay and cheer on your team until your last teammate is out of the water.
意识到参加接力的人员和你的个人比赛一样的重要（也许更重要？）。尽你最大的可能来帮助或者仍他们能够迅速启动（无论你在哪一棒）！无论你的教练给你安排的是哪一棒，快乐地接受吧！站在池边并给你的队友加油，一直到最后一棒的队友完成比赛。

Talk to your coach and cool down after every event. Make sure that you see your coach after each event to get input on your race. And if you have time, cool down between events until your heart rate is below 100. Cooling down will make a huge difference in your body’s ability to recover for future races.
每次比赛后和你的教练讨论心得并做好整理运动。确保比赛结束后和你的教练讨论一下你这次比赛的得失。如果你有足够的时间，在两次比赛之间做好整理运动，一直到你的心跳速率降到100以下。良好的整理运动会对你的身体恢复有非常大的帮助，并有助于改善身体恢复得能力。

Respect the meet officials. Remember that these are volunteers who want to see you get the most out of swimming. Go so far as to thank the person who DQ’d you for helping you to improve.
尊重比赛场地的职员。请记住他们是一些志愿人员，他们一样的希望能够看到你最佳的表演！过去和他们说声谢谢吧，他们一样的在帮助你提高成绩。

Clean up ALL of your mess. It is important to leave your area just as you found it. Throw away your empty bottles and Power Bar wrappers. If your teammates left a mess, go ahead and pick it up. That’s what teammates are for!
整理好你弄乱的东西。这一点很重要！离开场地之前记住要把你用过的空瓶子、包装盒等等的垃圾扔掉。如果你的队友遗留了一些东西，记着捡起来，因为，这就是团队的精神！