Sandro was born and grew up in Milan. Until he was 13 years old he never wanted to leave his hometown. But last year, Sandro's father's investment went bad, wiping out the family and sending his parents to prison. As a teenager under 16 years old, Sandro was forced to go to Newcastle in the northeast of England to stay with his uncle Lawrence.
Sandro had a lot of difficulties in the new environment. He didn't like the food in England. Nobody could forecast the weather in Newcastle. He had to start learning the second foreign language in his new school. Pocket money was not enough as usual. Almost every subject was a challenge for him. Most importantly, he had no friends. It seemed nobody knew him and he knew nobody in the school.
On an early summer evening, when Sandro was going home alone from school as usual, a man called him from behind. Sandro turned around and saw Eddie, his PE teacher, standing in front of him.
"You know the school will have a swimming competition next month. There will be all kinds of races. Will you participate?" Eddie asked.
Sandro took a look at Eddie with doubt and answered, "You sure? Me? No, I won't. I can swim, but I'm slower than a snail."
Eddie smiled and then said, "Yes. Indeed, you are, in breaststroke （蛙泳）, in backstroke and in butterfly, but not in freestyle. So join the freestyle race! 200-meter freestyle is the game suitable for you."
Sandro was speechless at that moment. He had never known someone in the school was observing him and caring for him.
"I don't think I can win anything." Sandro was still a little puzzled.
"But you may get more recognition and consequently you can make some friends. That is more important than prizes." Eddie responded immediately.
Having hesitated for a while, Sandro agreed to have a try.
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Every afternoon for the next month, Sandro trained really hard.
Sandro dived into the pool confidently like other competitors.
