Finals

Do not think too hard about the race,
Thoughts consume and torture the mind;
Dive in, swimming with a flailing pace.

Do not fret coming in last place,
Confidence is key for our kind;
Do not think too hard about the race.

You want to feel as though in a chase,
It's not propitious to fall behind;
Dive in, swimming with a flailing pace.

A tyrannical training routine you have had to face;
By competition day all facets will combine-
Do not think too hard about the race.

Bananas for breakfast will suffice,
Tighten your goggles or else you'll go blind;
Dive in, swimming with a flailing pace.

Up on the blocks hold resolute as one who prays.
Make sure you stretch to loosen up in line;
Do not think too hard about the race,
Dive in, swimming with a flailing pace.