“I was terrified looking at the first pool I would be racing in,” he said. Since the swimmer arrived with swimming shorts, the South African coach also loaned him a pair of trunks.
Two other competitors in his heat were disqualified, which meant that Eric needed to finish the 100-meter swim to win his heat. It was a surprising turn of events. The throng around him enthusiastically applauded for his next race.
After grabbing the lane rope to keep from submerging himself on his second length, he completed the race to the applause of the crowd. It seemed like he may not make it.
I knew that my whole family, nation, mother, sister, and friends were watching me,” he stated. I had to finish,
