In my experience, the main rules of the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy are eerily relevant to commenting swimming live on TV: Don’t panic, and carry a towel ;-)
(Yes, I ended up in the pool. There is footage somewhere)
Production engineer and certified swim coach. Full-time IT consultant, spare-time swimming aficionado. 2 sons, 2 daughters and a wife. President of the Faroe Islands Aquatics Federation. Likes to run :-)