Photo Courtesy: Jeremy CrawfordBy Nick Pecoraro, Swimming World College Intern. Before almost every race, you may see swimmers either flailing their arms back and forth or rocking out with headphones on before they hop on the blocks, ready to go. To the untrained eye, this might look silly or unnecessary. To swimmers, this pre-race routine is necessary to get in the zone and cue their bodies and minds that it’s race time! So, what should everyone’s pre-race routine look like?