God, he wishes that guy had never even tried out for the team.
There are four heats for each event, followed by the race itself to determine the winner. Each heat has five swimmers; only the top two advance to the final race. Coach Sweeney never runs all her best swimmers in the same heat; that way the team’s front runners aren’t facing off against each other, and the chances are higher that more of them will make it to the final. So Rory won’t race against Chase in the heats—they’ll only be in the pool at the same time if they both make it into the finals.
Well, Rory knows he’ll make it. If only he could swim in the first heat and land his position early, get it over with already.
Instead, he paces on the side of the pool in regulation Speedos that expose his long, angular muscles, swi
