The crowd in the bleachers are excited and thrilled for this swim meet to commence. The spectators consisted of Deep Space 1 and Enterprise Personnel. They were here for this event between Nicholas Hopkins and Evelee, the two members of the Enterprise crew. This was strictly meant as a fun competition between friends. With the scuttlebutt having spread the news the crowd became enough to fill the bleachers and the match was to be broadcast through the lounge/recreation areas of the respective facilities.
The match was a Freestyle swim, so the competitors would be able to swim the best way they were comfortable with. The two personnel would complete five laps from end-to-end and upon the completion of the final lap the winner would be determined by the person who touched the end first. Nicholas and Evelee were both excited to do this for the sheer entertainment factor/value. There was of course a friendly wager on which of them would win.
The competition was held on Deck 6 of Deep Space One. The Olympic-size Swimming Pool was 50 meters in length (164 feet), 25 meters in width (82 feet), and 2 meters in depth (6 feet). There was the standard ten swimming lanes for “racing”. Nicholas was assigned Lane Four and Evelee Lane Five. The Referee for this event was Lieutenant Commander Hall, Deep Space One’s Chief of Security. The Match was held at 1600, with the audience full of people there to cheer them on. The Match began when Hall blew his whistle and both competitors leaped into the water from their diving platforms. Both Nicholas and Evelee speared through the water with grace and speed. Evelee gained some ground upon coming into her second lap. Nicholas was able to gain ground on her shortly before e started their third lap. Nicholas and Evelee were neck-and-neck during the full fourth lap and into the fifth lap. Upon reaching the the three quarters mark of the fifth/final lap Nicholas pushed even further/harder and was able to beat Evelee with touching the edge of the pool and surfacing. Nicholas was able to beat Evelee’s time by zero-point-seven seconds.
The crowded bleachers roared with cheering onlookers and viewing spectators alike. The sound seemed to echo throughout the entire decks. Both Nicholas and Evelee shook hands and praised one another upon getting out of the pool. They were quickly surrounded bather friends and LCDR Hall who congratulated them both on an amazing race. The DS1 crew, with the assistance of the Ten-Forward Lounge Staff, put together a reception/party after wards. All personnel were allowed to attend and celebrate the win and the competition as a whole.
( DISCLAIMER: I discussed with our amazing Author about putting this together and before I wrote it we came up with an idea on how we would decide who would win the match. He came up with idea of rolling a D6 dice, which he had infant of him, while we were discussing this in Facebook Messenger. The parameters were 1-3 = Evelee; 4-6 = Nicholas. He rolled a 5, which entailed Nicholas won the Swim Race. I felt that you all should know that I was not playing favorites to my character when I wrote this short story. Hope you all enjoyed it, I know I have fun writing them. )
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