He took a swig from his water bottle and set it down to his left next to a dryoff sport towel. Rolling his shoulders some more, even though he had already warmed up, he eyed the lane ahead. Cort had set up a lane marker and claimed the far right lane so he didn’t have to worry about anyone crossing his path accidentally. With mid-thigh length competitive swim trunks, a swim cap and goggles, today he looked the part of professional swimmer, though it had been awhile since he’d attempted timed lengths.

Well, there was nothing for it, but to see how it went. He waited till the wall clock approached a new minute, perched on the edge of the pool and dove in.

His arms propelled his well muscled body through the water as he surfaced, his freestyle form clean as he timed his breaths, turning his head just enough but not so far that he sank at all. Reaching the other side of the pool, he did an easy turn and pushed off, remaining underwater probably a few strokes too long before finding the surface again. He had eight lengths of the pool to meet the 400m length for the super sprint. His best time stood at 5:45mins but he was’t expecting to push it that far.

~Cort Belanger