Dating A Neat Freak

Chapter 09: The Swimming Tryouts Pt. 2

My friends were now extremely excited to see Kyle participate in this swimming event. Right after the coach announced about the third set commencing, the participants, together with Kyle emerged from the entrance.

"Go Kyle!" rinig kong sigaw ni Ella. Halos lahat na rin ng classmates ko ay sumisigaw para kay Kyle. Nakita ko naman na ngumiti lang si Kyle at kumaway sa aming direction.

All of the participants went to their respective platforms and readied themselves. Kyle is wearing nothing but a swim jammer, goggles, and a snug-fitting swimming cap. Swim jammers actually look like cycling shorts and swimmers wear them in water to gain speed advantages because it makes their moves more sleeker and faster when they swim.

Nasa lane 4 si Kyle and I saw him adjust his goggles and swimming cap first before jumping down towards the water upon hearing the first whistle. I saw the other participants did that as well. This swimming style is somewhat different from the other swimming styles.

Unlike the breaststroke, freestyle, and butterfly swimming styles, ang backstroke ang style na hindi na kailangang magdive down ng swimmers.

"Patumbahin mo silang lahat Kyle!" sigaw naman ni Austin.

"Take your marks," sabi ni coach John. Nakita ko na parang may hinawakan sila na parang bakal sa platform nila and positioned themselves with their feet on the wall they're facing.

May mga pumunta naman na mga lalaki sa harap ng bawat platform and hindi ko alam kung ano ang ginagawa nila doon. After a few moments, a second whistle was heard from Coach John and the participants pushed themselves forward and started to swim.

"In all fairness ha, malinis tignan 'tong laban ngayon." sabi ni Hazel. Kung tutuusin lang, ang ganda nilang tignan because they move in a synchronized way.

"Tignan mo 'yun Clauds oh, kulay yellow." sabi naman sa akin ni Matt na kumuha ng atensyon ko. I looked at what he's pointing at and saw the different colored lane line. Ang lane line is 'yung naghihiwalay sa isang swimmer from other swimmers.

Ang kulay ng lahat ng lane line is color blue but pagdating sa lane 4 and lane 5, color yellow ang color ng lane line nila.

They are nearing the end of the pool and there were also guys at the end of that side na para bang ang role nila is to see if the swimmers are following regulations, I think.

The swimmers were in their backs, swimming by means of rotating their hands alternately and when they approached the end of the pool, they did a flip turn. Nakita kong ganon din ang ginawa sa freestyle swimming pero medyo naiiba siya ng konti sa breaststroke kanina.

During breaststroke, I saw some swimmers na hinawakan muna 'yung end ng pool nang sabay using both of their hands before making a turn while 'yung freestyle naman tsaka backstroke ay diretso nang umikot without touching the pool.

The backstroke swimming is now at its second length and ngayon, nangunguna na si Kyle followed by the guy in lane 5. Medyo close ang laban nila kasi during first half, nangunguna si lane 5 pero after the turn, si Kyle na ang nangunguna.

Napansin kong nagpalit na ng tinutugtog 'yung marching band namin dito sa school and this time, mas lively at mabilis na 'yung pini-play nila sa instruments nila. Feeling ko nga ay mas marami pang hangin 'tong mga band members kesa sa mga swimmers namin dito sa school.

"Kung ikaw sasali sa swimming, anong category ang sasalihan mo?" tanong ko sa katabi kong si Matt.

Napaisip naman si Matt nang madali kung ano nga ba ang sasalihan niya hanggang sa hinarap niya na ako para sumagot, "Freestyle?" hindi siguradong sabi niya.