The swimming coach and organizer of the day's event took a microphone and started at the screaming and rapturous spectators, "Ladies and gentlemen, today we have a special selection. The kind that you will find hilarious." He happily smiled, "Only two men will compete in this last selection, and I am happy it will be fun." He turned behind him and started introductions, "The first competitor, who doesn't need an introduction; our own hero, our supreme king, with eight internal gold medals and two international bronze medals, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, ISAAC OMING'O!"

The crowd burst into screams and cheering that took a minute long as Isaac Oming'o greeted and kissed the fans jubilantly. This always feels so good!

"His opponent, who has no any record or anything..." The organizer now said in mocking epithet, "A baby fresher who I doubt if he has ever stepped in water..." He started laughing, forcing the crowd to also laugh in amusement, "I myself told him he should not play with Isaac and chased him away."

The crowd burst into another laughter.

"But he convinced Isaac and Isaac came to me for the challenge. I couldn't refuse Isaac's favour. I think no one can..."

The crowd cheered with screams and joy.

"But, ladies and gentlemen, this guy had another agenda on the table. He told Isaac and I that whoever wins, kisses the current Miss Crownzone- Isaac's girlfriend, and however loses, walks out of the poolside to the dressing room, NAKED!"

The crowd once again cheered with laughter, claps and joy.

"I found it quite funny, too. We simply had to accept his offer because in the end, Isaac will kiss his girlfriend just as he always does and the braggart will be the one leaving this place naked!"

The crowd enthusiastically cheered with claps.

"And... oh, I almost forgot something..." The organizer suddenly mentioned in haste, "He gave me a line that I should introduce him with; that he once swam across- hear me, people- he once swam across Lake Victoria!"

The laughter from the crowd suddenly got louder.

"Last time it was Lake Turkana." Tyson Makena, sitting among the spectators, said without looking at the friend beside him.

"Next time it will be the Indian Ocean, then Atlantic before Pacific." Michael Maiyo, too, said without looking at him, with his usual packet of crisps at hand.

"... I also found it extremely funny!" The organizer still laughed, "And so, ladies and gentlemen, our Miss Crownzone, her lips the prize winner, is here..." He pointed at Miss Crownzone also present at the event, "What remains is our guy, Lei Noorhman!"

The crowd booed and catcalled as Lei walked to the starting grid at the pool.

"I didn't know people can be this crazy!" Isaac looked at Lei on his starting block.

"Just trying my luck." Lei smiled at him, appearing relaxed and collected.

"On your max..." The organizer held the starting gun, "Get set... GO!" He shot the gun and immediately Isaac jumped in the pool, Lei still at the starting block.

He stood and looked at the opponent going, the crowd active, spirited and enthusiastic.

"OH MY GOD!" Katelyn Dasnania's mouth gasped open in total surprise besides her best friend and among the spectators, "Does he want to confirm his loss!"

Her best friend, too, stared in stunned disbelief and incredulity, "Let us just hope he is not mad!"

"Typical, just typical." Michael blabbed while biting a piece of crisp from the packet in his hand, "The mighty one giving off a show before all realize he is a gladiator."

"Easy now, Mike." Tyson turned to him, "You might give out a spoiler to those around us."

Michael grunted, "These monkeys won't hear a shit." His eyes roamed around where they sat, "Look at how noisy and screamy they are."

Tyson shortly smiled before returning his eyes back to the swimming pool

Five seconds... The crowd continued cheering joyfully, livelily and happily, filling the whole building and area around it with excited noise. Lei removed the swim goggle XZ-001 and threw it away, then jumped in the pool when Isaac was already at seven meters mark from the starting grid.

He surprised everybody with his striking and impressive quick double strokes that moved him seamlessly in water like he had a streamlined body. Within seconds, he was gradually getting close and closer to Isaac. He had known himself all along, and only a few in his circle knew about his stunning and outstanding swimming talent.

"THIS IS UNBELIEVABLE!" The organizer said in surprise and amazement on the microphone, "The Lei is getting close to him! What a show this is!"

"OH MY GOD! OH MY GOD!" Katelyn stood up from her seat with energetic enthusiasm when Lei approached two-meter mark to Isaac, now half of the crowd cheering in his favour, "I can't believe this!" She said with celestial joy, shouting at the top of her voice, "GO, LEI!"

"Indeed he must have swum across Lake Victoria!" A spectator beside Michael Maiyo said in wonderment while looking at the new swimmer in the water. He couldn't believe that there was a swimmer out there greater than their champion, and most importantly, a swimmer that moved flawlessly in the water like he was a dolphin.

Michael turned to him with glee planted all over his face, "I was there when he crossed it. The monkey did it good."

The spectator briefly stared at Michael before returning his eyes back to the swimming pool.

Lei was still at two-meter mark behind Isaac when they completed the first lap. On the second lap, he successfully used his brilliant and pertinent turning technique and got in front of Isaac with the crowd going into a frenzy, cheering wildly in his favour. They couldn't stop at the amazement and astonishment the fresher was currently showing. This is crazy!

Lei continued swimming with striking quick double strokes, showing no signs of exhaustion as the crowd got wild and wilder. He gradually started leaving his opponent behind... one meter... two meters... three meters... until he got to eight meters mark when he completed the laps.

The crowd was now in a loud rapturous and hubbub cheer that the organizer found it impossible to talk on the microphone.

Lei got out of the water and looked at his dragging opponent. How easy it was. Just like he had expected, he would beat the opponent by a great margin. If the opponent was the best in swimming at the university, and after seeing his achievements which were mediocre of achievements, Lei knew the university had no swimming challenge. They would be crushed internationally or in competitions outside the university, and it was actually always the case. Crownzone University was embarrassingly poor in swimming sport.

He took his eyes from the opponent and turned to the ecstatic and vibrant crowd, smiling with a note of triumph. He started looking around until his eyes surprisingly got a glimpse of Katelyn among the crowd. Jesus! Among five thousand people! Is it a miracle or what! His eyes almost popped with delight as they fully settled on her. She looked back at him with a smile, a smile that sparkled her beauty. How is it that this girl keeps on getting more and more beautiful every time I look at her! Even though he didn't want to take his eyes away from her, it forced him to. He slowly turned to Miss Crownzone, her lover almost getting to the finishing point. She stared back with admiration and like. Deep in her mind, she wanted to know how the gentleman's kiss would feel.

Lei briefly turned back to Katelyn with a smile, faced the pool, and to the crowd's more amazement, jumped back in the water.

Isaac got to the finishing point and turned to see his opponent. Just as he had known, the opponent was still struggling to finish. But to his amazement, he realized that he did not win the race by far.

Lei got out of the water for the second time, and this send more cheering and clapping in his favour from the crowd, confusing Isaac on what was happening. Lei waved to the crowd and started walking to the dressing room, Isaac staring in mystery and wonderment at why the crowd was now completely on his opponent's side.