The Edge (2011)
“Namely Veronika. In a swimsuit.
As part of the ‘working together’ ethos at the heart of Olympic Advantage, one day in each week was set aside for the athletes to cross-train in another discipline. It was a chance to try something new, and improve overall fitness. Jake had been about to choose baseball, but when he’d seen Veronika on the list for diving he’d changed his mind. He kidded himself that it was a chance to talk further about their investigations.
Now, balanced on the end of a diving b...oard five metres up, he wished he’d chosen baseball after all. It looked a long way down. The water shimmered, and he could see the Olympic Edge logo detailed in tiles on the bottom of the pool.
‘When you’re ready, Jake,’ said the diving coach, an attractive Canadian woman in a tight tracksuit.
I’ll never be ready, thought Jake.
Veronika was standing at the end of the pool, wearing her swimming cap and doing stretches while talking to a Brazilian diver, a short, sinewy brunette called BeBe.MoreLess
As part of the ‘working together’ ethos at the heart of Olympic Advantage, one day in each week was set aside for the athletes to cross-train in another discipline. It was a chance to try something new, and improve overall fitness. Jake had been about to choose baseball, but when he’d seen Veronika on the list for diving he’d changed his mind. He kidded himself that it was a chance to talk further about their investigations.
Now, balanced on the end of a diving b...oard five metres up, he wished he’d chosen baseball after all. It looked a long way down. The water shimmered, and he could see the Olympic Edge logo detailed in tiles on the bottom of the pool.
‘When you’re ready, Jake,’ said the diving coach, an attractive Canadian woman in a tight tracksuit.
I’ll never be ready, thought Jake.
Veronika was standing at the end of the pool, wearing her swimming cap and doing stretches while talking to a Brazilian diver, a short, sinewy brunette called BeBe.MoreLess
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