Sighing mentaly, Guo Yong shook his head. Tang Yan was a native of Lotus City. As the head coach of the city swimming team, he was clear about the swimming seedlings in the city. He had never so much as heard a word about Tang Yan. He had no swimming achievements to speak off.
Yes, you are an archery genius, a boxing genius, but you are a 5"6 guy with no history in compet.i.tive swimming standing in front of me asking to join my team.
Though slightly peeved at Tang Yan not heeding his words, Guo Yong went ahead and said:
"Fine considering Old Qin"s face, I can give you a chance but if you fail, sorry, that"s it. You have to put this behind you and focus on your other activit.i.tes" Guo Yong said straightforwardly
"No problem." Tang Yan said smiling. He went off to change.
Guo Yong glanced at Tang Yan"s back, with an imperceptible smile on his lips.
Arriving after changing he went up pool side to find Guo Yong.
When he entered, he saw a crowd in the swimming pool, around ten or twenty people.
The Lotus City swimming team wasn"t large and this group should consist of almost everyone in the swimming team.
He turned to look at Guo Yong.
This coach was truly interesting. It seemed that he was prepared to make him tryout in front of everyone.
However, this wasn"t bad. After all, a strong performance could win over the audience.
"This is Tang Yan, most if not all of you should already know who he is. So I"ll skip the full introduction" Guo Yong said to his team.
"So it"s really him."
"Yeah"
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"I still can"t believe he"s actually around our age."
The atheletes below broke out into chatter. Tang Yan had become a hometown hero, with the local newspapers and tv stations speaking nothing but positive things about him. Due to the Asian Games, he had become a star in Lotus City.
"What is he doing here though?"
"Well he"s from Lotus City right, maybe coach asking him to give us a speech and drum up morale?"
"Oh, d.a.m.n man this is so cool...." came on of the female swimmers.
...
"Okay! Quiet down"
Guo Yong smirked and said directly: "Today Tang Yan is here to prove one thing. He can swim faster than you lot."
When his words came out, all the members of the swimming team suddenly stopped talking.
"He wants a spot on this team and since we are a small city, if he succeeds that means someone might just have to abdicate their spot to make room. "
Everyone fell into silence, this was completely different from what they had expected, Tang Yan was here to s.n.a.t.c.h a spot on the team...
All their gaze flicked over to Tang Yan as if seeking a different answer from him.
Tang Yan looked over at Guo Yong and saw him grinning at him. Turning back to the crowd, he slowly nodded.
Seeing his movements, they all stiffened up and became alert.
Tang Yan was the rising star in the domestic sports scene. The darling of the city and the media definitely higher placed than them.
They felt pride knowing he was one of theirs.
But everything was relative. When their own careers were challenged and by a layman. They were naturally uncomfortable.
Even if he was the pride of the city so what, if he wanted their spot they were ready to defend it!
Guo Yong saw this and there was a smile on his lips. This was the effect he wanted. Since Tang Yan still wanted to try out then he might as well use it to his advantage and motivate his swimmers.
Seeing Tang Yan still looking calmly at him, Guo Yong nodded in slight appreciation and called:
"Guo Ningfan come up, your first."
A figure emerged from the crowd.
He seemed to exude confidence which stood out from most of the crowd, who were tense with anxiety.
He had dominant features, a commanding bone structure, tousled dark brown hair and a finely chiseled body and was about 6"1.
Guo Ningfan"s appearance attracted the attention of some female swimmers.
Obviously, this Guo Ningfan had very high popularity in the swimming team.
Tang Yan looked over his opponent.
Guo Yong had a smug look at this time.
Guo Ningfan was his nephew but he made it into this team of his own right not depending on their relations.h.i.+p, he had real potential.
He had qualified and placed 8th in the 200m freestyle at the Youth World Champions.h.i.+ps last year. Earlier this year, he came 2nd in the 200m freestyle at the National Swimming Champions.h.i.+ps.
Guo Ningfan"s debut attracted everyone"s attention.
Seeing Guo Yong putting Tang Yan against Guo Ningfan everyone was surprised. Surely this wasn"t a fair matchup by all accounts Guo Ningfan would demolish him.
Unless Tang Yan was actually an outstanding swimmer in which case they were all still screwed.
In truth they had expected for Guo Yong to start from the bottom of the team, not with one of its aces.
"Your both gonna swim 50m freestyle sprint, as long as you can swim sub 30, so anything less than 30 seconds and I will allow you to join the team. Use Guo Ningfan as a guide." Guo Yong said.
"As for the rest of you, we are gonna do another speed test. Anyone who hasn"t knocked off at least 2 seconds compared to last year. You can get ready to pack your bags."
Guo Yong, really had no mercy!
"This team only needs people who are willing to fight to win and strive to improve, not stragglers."
When his words came out, many members actually visibly relaxed whilst a few cursed under their breaths.
Freestyle was the simplest of the four Olympic swimming styles it was also the fastest. Even internationally famous swimmers like Park Tae-hwan and Phelps were all freestylers.
When he heard Guo Yong said, Tang Yan smiled.
Freestyle, ok!
Aside from b.r.e.a.s.t.stroke, let"s not talk about b.u.t.terfly strokes and backstroke. Although he had collected some information from the Internet and practiced it several times in private, he was obviously more at each with doing freestyle!
"Okay! Everyone warm up and let"s get this show on the road.
.....
Guo Yong led them all through a ten minute warmup, then they began.
Tang Yan and Guo Ningfan stood at top the platform.
Both had antic.i.p.ation in their eyes.
"On your marks
Guo Yong shouted from the side of the pool.
Get set!
The two men bowed down and grabbed the front of the platform with both hands.
"Go!"