Should You Eat Pasta Before a Swim Meet? A Swimmer's Nutrition Guide
                                
                                
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                                According to sports nutrition research, carbohydrate loading can maximize muscle glycogen stores and significantly boost an athlete's endurance for events lasting longer than 90 minutes. Given this, many competitive swimmers rightly ask: should you eat pasta before a swim meet and, if so, when is the best time?