Need tips for my first ever swimming competition this coming August.

Hi everyone! I am 16 years of age and just got to swimming this year. I have a personal coach and I have been training with him on and off since June. I can say that I have come a long way and have tremendously improved since I first started.

Just last week, I woke up to a chat of his asking if I wanted to join his team for a swimming competition this coming August. I thought about it and later on, agreed. We've already started training in preparation for the competition.

He signed me up on the novice class. I'vw heard that it is an age band competition and I honestly do not know what that means. I will be competing in the 25M freestyle, 25M backstroke, 25M breaststroke, and 25M Butterfly categories.

I find it hard doing breaststroke and butterfly, lol. I still have a month to prepare though so hopefully everything works out well for me. I do not know what to expect so tips and advices would be very much appreciated.