After reaching the wall with one of my hands, I raise my head above the water. To my dismay, I was shocked to see that someone had already finished.
I was forced to be content with my red second-place ribbon. It was almost a depressing sight, although there were still more chances to go.
My total points was now 48.
This was quite shattering for me to realise. The actual consequences of this I was still unsure of, but it seemed that there was someone else who was supposedly better than me at swimming. This was going to be quite the issue. Luckily, they would be announcing the current points for each of the separate categories, so I could see for myself whether I was lagging behind or not. I retreated back to my bag and wiped myself down for the third time, I had brought two towels with me so it wasn't too big of an issue. After drying off and putting on some clothes, I sat down and ate some lunch.
