Photo Credit: Mike Lewis

Over the past month, top swimmers are competing across the globe in events like the 2015 Pan Am Games, 2015 World Championships and 2015 U.S. Nationals. We asked some of the world’s best swimmers to tell us what they keep in their bags for any important meet!

1) Race Suit – The most important thing I have in there is my Arena Carbon Air race suit. For Kazan, I packed the national team edition with red, white and blue!

2) Snacks/Food – I like to have energy bars because they are easy but I also will do any granola or fruit that I can get my hands on. For energy drinks I use Endurox and Body Glove Surge.

3) Arena gear – I’ll have some Arena size 28 practice suits with me at all times, as well as Arena caps and goggles.

4) To pass the time – I always have a book and an iPad, as well as headphones.

5) Training gear – I carry a pair of running shoes with me and I’m really into Arena’s new compression top and botton, too.  The compression stuff is really smart to have.

6) Hydration – and I never forget my water bottle. Important to stay hydrated!