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Chapter 20: Learning to Swim
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Along the Liangma River in spring, more than [-] young men put on the swimsuits of this era, the one-piece with short sleeves and shorts. This is what swimsuits of this era look like.

I found a relatively gentle place in the river, and a swimming coach was leading everyone to warm up.

"one two three four."

"Two two three four."

"Move your body before going into the water, blood, otherwise just go on like this, be careful of cramps."

Liu Hai was also there. His skin was extremely white. He was wearing a black swimsuit and swimming trunks. He was learning from the coach. There were about a dozen others, all of whom couldn't swim.

"The swimming competition is divided into freestyle, backstroke..."

"It is divided into 100 meters, 400 meters, 400 meters relay..."

“Freestyle style….”

The coach first does the movements on land, then goes into the water to do the movements, and then lets people get into the water one by one, while he holds the belly of others.

"Don't move around, don't move around." Some people felt panicked when their feet left the ground, moved around, and struggled with the coach. Fortunately, the coach responded quickly, and this section was not very deep near the shore.

Liu Hai can swim, and his results are pretty good. In his previous life, the factory had complete facilities.

"Cough cough, cough cough." Liu Hai went into the water and was supported by the coach, but he was a little uncomfortable, and coughed twice pretending.

"Kick your legs and move your hands." The coach instructed one by one.

"Don't deform your movements at the beginning, otherwise it will be difficult to correct."

"Learning to swim is all about drinking water."

The coach instructed them one by one, then drove them into the river, and then looked at the landlubbers while talking.

"You, don't be a dog. Your wild way is the most troublesome, and it is difficult to correct it."

"Be more natural..."

After more than two hours of tossing, most of them can barely swim in it, and the bangs are not the best.Not the worst either.

Liu Hai originally thought it would be Sunday afternoon, but he didn't expect to go to work in the factory on Monday. The factory asked him to continue learning to swim until he learned it.

The swimming place is not far from the factory, and when Liu Hai arrived, someone had already arrived.

Yesterday's swimsuits were taken back to dry and were not dry yet, and they were handed out again today, so everyone found a deserted place by the river to change into, since the world was as dark as crows anyway.

"Their female employees are practicing at the sports school."

"Nonsense, women can't stand this weather."

"I wonder how long it will take to practice?"

"I heard there is a standard that the 100-meter freestyle swim should be within one minute and ten seconds."

When Liu Hai heard this, he murmured in his heart: "That's not right, it seems that the exams for physical education students are not limited to this time in modern times?"

Liu Hai knows that in the 1956 Olympic Games, the 100-meter freestyle result was Australia's Henriquez, with a score of 55.4, No. 2 was 55.8, and No. 3 was 56.7.
A modern swimmer's first level score is 55.5.
This is mainly due to the advancement of technology, especially equipment. At this time, swimsuits and trunks are all one-piece and not tight.

The men's 100m freestyle at the modern Tokyo Olympics is 47.02 seconds.

It was still a bit cold in Liangma River in the morning, so the coach asked everyone to thrash hard within a certain area, so the coach had to take action several times, otherwise there would be an accident.

The meals delivered at noon were all people from the First Machinery Department in this factory who came to learn how to swim. This year’s swimming competition was organized by each department, including the Ministry of Education, the First Machinery Department, the Second Machinery Department, etc.

"Tsk tsk, there is still meat to eat."

"I don't know how to take care of the meal at night."

"It's not a loss if you just eat meat."

"Yes, it's a pity that I can't take it back."

At noon, there was braised pork and potatoes. A dozen young people and coaches ate a bucket of rice and half a bowl of vegetables.

After the meal, the instructor continued to explain the movements and postures, rested for a while, and then did warm-up exercises under the sun.

In the afternoon, the thumping continued, and the coach mainly corrected a few guys who were planed by dogs.

Liu Hai didn't feel anything, the rest of the companions were all tired, and they didn't care about the meal at night, so they let it go early.

Liu Hai changed into clothes and felt that the cotton-padded jacket she wore was no longer suitable. She wondered if the factory still distributed clothes, otherwise she would have to hire someone to make them.

Nowadays, there are very few finished clothes for sale. You just buy cloth, and then tailors make it for you.

"Third uncle?" Liu Hai was not in a hurry to go home, but wandered around the river. In the evening, some birds and beasts would come to drink water. In fact, it was better in the morning. He accidentally discovered that the third uncle was fishing, and he quickly joined in.

Liu Hai also liked fishing all his life, because of his confidential work and limited social circle.

"Hush!" The third master hurriedly booed at Liu Hai.

As soon as Liu Hai saw these three uncles, he knew he didn't know how to fish. He had to fish early and get up before dawn. Now that the fish were full in the evening, he returned to the place and prepared to spend the night.

Liu Hai nodded, looking at the equipment of the third master, a thin bamboo pole and a white thread, seems to be cotton thread?
Looking boring, Liu Hai pointed to the distance, and the third master nodded.

Now the Liangma River is surrounded by farmland, and there are reeds by the river. I am looking forward to eating reed shoots.

I started to fold these willow sticks to make a fish cage, and I took some leaves off.

"Hey, what are you doing, Xiao Liu, getting these willow branches?" When he returned to the courtyard, he met Jia Dongxu at the gate. He asked carelessly when he saw bangs.

"Make a gadget." Liu Hai naturally knew Jia Dongxu's mentality. Isn't he a regular worker himself, and he looks down on himself as a handyman?

"Tsk, tsk, it's better to be handymen. If you have free time, we fitters are very tired." Jia Dongxu shook his head and sighed.

Just after entering the first courtyard, I heard a voice: "Sister Qin, let me tell you, every time that guy comes here, I won't give him any soup, and he still wants to wait for me on the road..."

"Giggle." It was accompanied by a woman's laughter.

Jia Dongxu's face turned ugly, and when he saw Liu Hai staring at him with playful eyes, his face turned red all of a sudden.

"Is the meal ready?" Jia Dongxu walked quickly into the second courtyard, looked at Qin Huairu and Shazhu, and shouted at Qin Huairu with a dark face.

"Grandma said that I will eat noodles and fish at night when you come back." Qin Huairu hurriedly explained aggrievedly.

Seeing Qin Huairu like this and Jia Dongxu's face darkened, Silly Zhu immediately said, "Dongxu, have you taken gunpowder, have you lost your temper with others when you come back?"

"Silly Zhu, do you have a place to speak here?" Jia Dongxu recently heard from his old mother that Shazhu often feeds Qin Huairu, and that whenever Qin Huairu goes out to work, Shazhu will come to him.

"Hey, Dongxu, are you here for me?" Silly Zhu was not stupid, he immediately asked eccentrically when he heard this.

Jia Dongxu immediately pointed to Sha Zhu and said: "Si Zhu, this is home, not a cafeteria. Qin Huairu is my wife, so don't come to me if you have nothing to do."

"Jia Dongxu, what the hell are you talking about?" Sha Zhu lost his temper immediately when he heard this.

(End of this chapter)