"Okay," the coach said. "Who's going to beat him first?"
A two-meter-tall guy walked out. "I'll do it, coach."
"Rochelle, you're a 200-meter freestyle swimmer. Don't lose! I'm serious. If you lose to this Asian, I'll kick you out of the national team no matter how good your past results are. "
Rochelle didn't have a world record, but he'd won almost all the championships. Four years ago, he'd won the Olympic 200-meter freestyle gold medal, the World Championship, the Swimming World Cup (short course) champion, and all the championships for the national team.
Rochelle was best at the 200-meter freestyle. He also had a good result in the 400-meter freestyle.
Rochelle looked down at Chen Zhao. "Asian, do you want me to give you a handicap of 50 meters?"
"I don't mind," Chen Zhao replied, smiling.
"Rochelle, a competition is a competition. Even if it's not a formal competition, you have to be serious," the coach reminded.
"Come here, Asian," Rochelle called out provocatively. "Let me teach you a lesson."
Chen Zhao stood on the platform, chewing on the apple in one hand.
"Kid, you're going to die. You're still eating?"
Chen Zhao placed the apple beside the platform and looked at Eveleigh, who was in charge of the starting pistol.
"Ready." Eveleigh raised the pistol.
Bang!
As expected, Rochelle jumped in immediately.
He was just saying that he would give Chen Zhao a handicap of 50 meters.
He wanted to crush Chen Zhao with absolute strength.
As promised, Chen Zhao stood on the platform.
He didn't jump in until Rochelle turned around at the first 50 meters.
"That's a non-standard entry." The national coach looked disgusted. Chen Zhao surfaced at 15 meters.
There was a rule for diving distance in formal competitions. It couldn't be more than 15 meters.
"So fast!"
Chen Zhao's speed finally exploded.
Every time he swam, he'd move a long distance forward.
Most of the people present were professional swimmers.
They were very sensitive to speed.
Even without a stopwatch, they could roughly estimate a person's speed in the water.
Chen Zhao was very fast.
He finished the first 50 meters in the blink of an eye.
"Did he use 20 seconds just now?"
"Definitely. The world record is only 20.91 seconds. He can't break the world record."
"I feel like he didn't even use twenty seconds."
"My senses must be wrong."
Eveleigh held the stopwatch. She knew Chen Zhao's speed better than anyone else.
Chen Zhao took 14.66 seconds for the first 50 meters.
This meant that Chen Zhao had already broken the world record in the first segment.
Before Rochelle could finish the second section, Chen Zhao had already passed him.
Everyone's jaws dropped, and their faces were filled with shock.
Eveleigh's eyes were filled with shock.
This was because Chen Zhao's speed in the second section was even faster than the first. Including the time he took to turn, he only took 14.61 seconds.
What a terrifying speed!
However, he slowed down in the third stretch of 50 meters.
Chen Zhao wanted to win, not scare his opponent away.
If he scared them away, there would be nothing left to play with.
Seeing Chen Zhao slow down, Eveleigh could not help but frown.
What was going on? Usually, Chen Zhao wouldn't feel tired even if he swam a few kilometers. Why did he slow down so quickly this time?
Was it because his stamina had deteriorated?
At this moment, the coach shouted from the shore, "Rochelle, hurry up! He's out of energy. He's using all his energy to explode. "
Chen Zhao swam very easily. Rochelle quickly caught up to him.
Chen Zhao sped up again and opened up a few more meters.
In the third stretch of 50 meters, Chen Zhao was leading by 10 meters.
Disbelief appeared in Amira's eyes. She did not think that Chen Zhao could really swim so fast.
No, it was ridiculously fast.
In the next 50 meters, Chen Zhao maintained his lead.
He did not give Rochelle any chance to overtake him, all the way to the finish line.
Chen Zhao reached the shore first. Then, he sat on the diving platform and started eating an apple with his legs crossed.
"Ms. Amira, I've already won a million dollars. Thank you for your patronage." Chen Zhao smiled brightly at Amira. "It seems that's all the American team can do."
Everyone looked like they had eaten a huge pill.
Rochelle climbed onto the shore in a daze. Lost?
He had actually lost, and it was in a situation where he had given a 50 meter advantage to his opponent.
How was this possible?
Did Chen Zhao have the ability to break the world record?
Rochelle did not have a world record, but he had the ability to approach it.
But now, Chen Zhao had given him a 50 meter advantage and still won.
"This is impossible. You must have taken a stimulant." Rochelle pointed at Chen Zhao, unwilling to give up.
Chen Zhao's expression was indifferent. "Apples are very nutritious. Eat a few more before the race. Eveleigh, do you have more apples?"
Everyone was speechless. Chen Zhao took the second apple.
"Rochelle, back off. Don't embarrass yourself there." The coach's face was green.
He had realized that Chen Zhao was really capable.
If there really was a stimulant that could increase one's speed by 50 meters, it would have been used long ago.
"Next, who's coming to die?" Chen Zhao glanced at the national team.
"Me."
The second person was the 50-meter freestyle swimmer, Kulun.
Kulun was not very strong, but he felt that Chen Zhao should have used up all his strength.
He should be very confident in finishing Chen Zhao now.
"How far did you swim?"
"50 meters."
"Oh, so you don't need to give me a chance?"
"I don't need anyone to give me a chance."
"Okay, let's do it." Chen Zhao put down the apple and stretched on the platform.
"Get ready." Eveleigh looked at Chen Zhao meaningfully.
Bang!
Chen Zhao and Kulun entered the water at the same time and exited at the same time.
Chen Zhao was one body length ahead of Kulun.
The coach's expression became more and more serious. Judging from the frequency at which they swung their hands, Kulun had already lost.
Kulun was still affected by Chen Zhao's frequency.
Chen Zhao did not give him a chance to surpass.
As expected, Chen Zhao won the competition with an advantage of one body's length.
"Roar … I won again."
Chen Zhao went ashore and panted. He walked around the lane, his chest heaving up and down.
When he walked to Eveleigh, she whispered with a dark expression, "You're pretending to be tired."
Chen Zhao smiled. He would not admit it anyway.
Chen Zhao turned to Amira and blew her a kiss. "Honey, you've already lost two million dollars to me, haha …"
Amira looked at Chen Zhao with murderous intent.
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