The Sweetness of the Seventies
Chapter 1030 - 999: Can’t Believe It

Chapter 1030: Chapter 999: Can’t Believe It

Zhu Zhitao was a bit curious, but since his idol asked again, he repeated himself.

"55.92 seconds," Zhu Zhitao answered, "Our domestic swimming level is relatively behind. We didn’t do well in the ’84 Los Angeles Olympics, but swimming is a major event with many gold medals, so now the country is investing a lot, hoping in the next Olympics, we can achieve better results and break through the zero gold medals in swimming. So the pressure on our team is huge..."

Yuan Hua only heard "55.92 seconds" from Zhu Zhitao’s words.

"From what you’re saying, if our female athletes could swim fifty-five seconds, could they win a gold medal?" Yuan Hua asked. A gold medal, that’s a glory many people yearn for!

"Oh, they definitely could win the gold medal," Zhu Zhitao said. "But improving speed is not that easy. It requires not only enthusiasm but also many scientific training methods. It’s not easy."

"Teacher He swam 55 seconds today," Yuan Hua blurted out spontaneously. "Could it be natural talent?"

"Teacher He?" Zhu Zhitao paused, looking at He Tiantian, this woman small in stature with a delicate face. "55 seconds?"

"Yes, fifty-five seconds," Yuan Hua said. "I timed it myself."

Seeing Zhu Zhitao’s disbelief, He Tiantian said, "Assistant Zhu, don’t listen to Yuan Hua. I was just swimming casually without any proper technique, just thinking about how to be fast. Even if it was fifty-five seconds, it’s still different from a real swimming competition."

"Huh?" Zhu Zhitao was stunned. "Really fifty-five seconds?"

Even if the technique wasn’t standard, that still was an exceptional talent!

"Yes," Huo Yingjie nodded. "Is there a problem?"

"Impossible!" Zhu Zhitao was very puzzled, then continued to ask, "Teacher He, have you ever formally trained before?"

"Never," He Tiantian shook her head. "I just like swimming. I swim however it’s comfortable, without much concern."

"My gosh, fifty-five seconds, then you’re really fast," Zhu Zhitao gave a wry smile. They had been training hard and still hadn’t managed to swim under fifty-eight seconds. Internationally, they had no competitiveness.

However, in Zhu Zhitao’s mind, he still somewhat doubted that He Tiantian could really be that fast and didn’t really take it to heart.

"Hehe, just playing around," He Tiantian laughed. "The food’s here, let’s eat quickly."

Swimming in the morning consumes a lot of energy. He Tiantian usually ate a lot, so she devoured a lot of food at lunch.

Zhu Zhitao was silently amazed by He Tiantian’s appetite.

Fortunately, he was pursuing Yuan Hua, whose appetite was normal.

After eating, Zhu Zhitao had to go back to work at the swimming pool, so he bade them farewell and invited them to swim regularly.

Yuan Hua was going to the bookstore. He Tiantian and Huo Yingjie dropped her off at the bookstore, then went straight home.

"Brother Yingjie, today was really enjoyable," He Tiantian smiled. "It’s much bigger than our home pool."

"Hehe, you can come more often if you like," Huo Yingjie laughed. "But you must have Wei Yuanyuan with you for protection before you come."

"Alright, I’ll remember that," He Tiantian said. They had already asked Zhu Zhitao to help them get a membership and had paid, so next time they could come directly.

That day, He Tiantian was very happy. She went home, and her face was smiling all afternoon.

Meanwhile, Zhu Zhitao returned to the swimming pool and heard the staff busy chatting.

"You guys didn’t see it, but there was this woman swimming incredibly fast. In the water, she just zipped by, disappearing in an instant," a staff member said.

"Yes, someone borrowed my stopwatch. My gosh, a hundred meter freestyle speed of fifty-five seconds. Oh my, that would win a gold medal at the Olympics," another chimed in. "Just don’t know who that person was, whether she had trained before or not?"

"Definitely hadn’t trained, that swimming style, although very graceful, wasn’t those professional swimming techniques," another staff asserted. "An amateur with such speed would upset those who train professionally so hard every day!"

"Exactly, exactly!"

This time, recalling what Yuan Hua had said earlier, could it be true?

Impossible!

Zhu Zhitao put aside his work to go find someone to understand more.

Upon investigating, he was absolutely stunned.

That Teacher He’s speed really was fifty-five seconds, even fifty-six seconds would be incredible. With professional training, the speed would definitely improve.

Zhu Zhitao felt a huge opportunity unfolding before him.

If he could lead someone to become a world champion, he could become Coach Zhu, not just Assistant Zhu.

However, all this depended on whether He Tiantian’s speed was truly that fast.

Not having seen it with his own eyes, he didn’t believe it and decided to wait until he could test it himself.

Even Zhu Zhitao didn’t believe it, other coaches and assistants, and athletes, upon hearing such rumors, didn’t take it seriously and just laughed it off as a joke.

Nobody believed it!

To get He Tiantian to come as soon as possible, Zhu Zhitao had already processed their memberships.

This was not Zhu Zhitao’s favoritism, but because the swimming pool was open to the public to encourage active participation in the sport. They opened two pools to the public, the same one He Tiantian and Yuan Hua had visited before.

However, the cost of the membership was quite high, only a few dozen people had signed up.

After processing the membership, Zhu Zhitao personally delivered it to Yuan Hua, taking the opportunity to invite Yuan Hua to a meal.

"Yuan Hua, this might relate to Teacher He, as well as to my career, and even to our country’s sports industry," Zhu Zhitao asked again seriously, this was a very important matter. "Tell me, is it true that Teacher He’s swimming speed is fifty-five seconds?"

"Zhu Zhitao, do I need to lie about this?" Yuan Hua shook his head and chuckled. "If you don’t believe it, wait until I give the card to Teacher He. Teacher He will go again over the weekend. Then, you can test it yourself and see."

"Hmm, that’s a good idea. Let me know then," Zhu Zhitao smiled. "If it’s true, that would be great. Participating in the joint Olympics organized by Japan and Korea, our swim team might be able to win a gold medal."

"Are you thinking of letting Teacher He participate in the Olympics?" Yuan Hua was surprised, struggling to swallow the food in her mouth.

"Yes," Zhu Zhitao said. "You said it yourself, Teacher He loves swimming. She could swim to her heart’s content in the future!"

Yuan Hua had thought of He Tiantian developing her hobby or participating in some small competitions, just for fun, never considering such a major event.

Moreover, Teacher He wasn’t young anymore. Could she really compete?

"Do you know that Teacher He was born in ’55 and is already thirty years old this year?" Yuan Hua asked, as if an athlete’s career doesn’t last long, and Teacher He’s age seemed a bit unsuitable!