How to overcome the nerves?

How to overcome nerves at a swimming carnival?

• I am a 14 year old girl. Every year, our school holds a swimming carnival. It is tomorrow. I am so nervous I would rather die. Ok, maybe not. It always happens. For the whole day of the carnival I have butterflies... No.... Not butterflies... Dragons in my stomach, my breathing is really fast, and I feel like I am going to pee my pants all day (I never do though) And the strange thing is, I don't even care about it! I don't care what I place or how well I do, though I would rather not come last. Help! Also, I HAAAAATE wearing BATHERS! Especially mine! They are getting kind of thin and oldish. Oh, and we are swimming in an indoor swimming pool. Oh, and thanks in advance!

• Answer:

  Okay, first of all, the term BATHERS hasn't been used in a few decades. Second, get a new BATHING SUIT. Preferably a one piece... Third, what is a swim carnival? I feel like this is where everyone in the school is paraded around in their bikinis for fun and have water balloons chucked at them or something. Strange as it is. Fourth, this is an event that you CAN opt out of, nobody has to wear something that they don't feel comfortable in, while you may have to attend via the school, you don'tt have to wear a suit that you don't want to. The end.