never in my entire life had I ever raced anyone in a pool but Chase. this meant that I had come to learn his strengths and weaknesses when it came to this particular activity over the years. I knew his speed. I knew estimately how many slaps he could do before he began to feel tired. I knew when he had given up just by the sound that the water made every time he would come up. however we need to come to rider it had been completely unfamiliar territory and I was actually intimidated. regardless of how hard I try to hide it the intimidation had creeped its way through my bones. chase has been in good shape. his physique was lean and muscular and he was by no means unhealthy. the same could be said for Ryder. it was just the fact that he was significantly more muscular than Chase. his should
