Swim Meet Warmup Music

There are three basic ingredients to a successful kids swim meet: 

1. Air horn for the start (swimmers’ love for the sound corresponds with their parents’ hate).
2. Pizza for the after-party. 
3. Lifeguards willing to look the other way when it comes to maximum hot tub occupancy standards. 
   

On top of this I would add a fourth ingredient, one integral to sporting success no matter the level: a rockin’ warmup soundtrack. 

With a meet last weekend I had the opportunity to put together a playlist. There’s a few newer pieces in there, but it’s admittedly pretty heavy on the classics old people like me grew up racing. They get the job done, though!