A Swimming Star

18 A Swimming Star Our school was having a swimming competition. It's not a serious race, just a fun activity between classes. Each class selects four of its best swimmers to compete. There are six Grade 8 classes in our school. Each class wanted to be the best. After a hot debate, our class selected three competitors. The last selection was difficult as not everyone was able to swim the required style. Then, a boy who came from a rural area spoke up. " I could be the fourth one, " he said. " But I learned to swim in a river, not a swimming pool. " It didn't matter, as long as he could swim. He was selected as the fourth member of our team. The 4x100 swim relay was about to begin. Of course, this relay had four different styles of swimming. A teacher called out, “ Ready. Set. Go! "

As the teacher fired the gun, six people-one from each team-shot into the pool. They swam quickly. We all cheered from the side. Our team wasn't good. We gradually fell behind the others, especially the best team, which was in the lane next to ours. Finally, our last person jumped in. We didn't expect much from him. The last leg was the backstroke, and the leading team was way ahead of us. Their last swimmer was so fast that he had already touched the wall of the swimming pool and was heading towards the finish line. At the halfway point, he met our last swimmer, who was swimming in the other direction. He didn't swim like the others at all. He just kept his face up and used his two legs to push himself forward. He had no sense of direction. When the two got close to each other, our swimmer swam into the other's lane and collided with him. The two accidentally switched lanes! A few seconds later, the swimmer from the best team reached the finish line, but he finished in our lane. Our team won! We all laughed until our stomachs hurt. What a funny way to win!