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The Tokyo Aquatics Center will serve as home base for all swimming, diving and artistic swimming events at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics Games.Suiting up isn't a speedy process but how long does it actually take? Barbini said,"That depends. ... It actually is something that people think about and that they integrate into their plan for a meet because it does take quite a long time.
Simone Manuel preparing to compete in the women's 50-meter freestyle final at the 2021 U.S. Olympic Team Swimming Trials on June 20.Barbini explained that there are two thought patterns behind the practice of slapping."Some athletes and coaches believe that increases blood flow to the muscles that you slap. So you'll see people go up and down their arms and across their chest.
"So I think athletes benefit more from the mental benefits of following a routine that involves that. It's like, you go up your left arm, you go up your right arm, go across your chest, like, anything that sort of kills those in-between moments before the race starts, I think helps keep athletes calm and it helps to distract them from the nerves.
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