[al:新概念英语（二）] [ar:MP3 同步字幕版（美音）] [ti:Future Champions] [by:更多学习内容，请到查字典英语网yingyu.chazidian.com搜索“新概念”] [00:11.29]What kind of race do the children compete in? [00:16.63]Experiments have proved that children can be instructed in swimming at a very early age. [00:25.10]At a special swimming pool in Los Angeles, [00:28.72]children become expert at holding their breath under water even before they can walk. [00:36.50]Babies of two months old do not appear to be reluctant to enter the water. [00:42.95]It is not long before they are so accustomed to swimming that they can pick up weights from the floor of the pool. [00:51.71]A game that is very popular with these young swimmers is the underwater tricycle race. [00:59.56]Tricycles are lined up on the floor of the pool seven feet under water. [01:06.26]The children compete against each other to reach the other end of the pool. [01:12.26]Many pedal their tricycles but most of them prefer to push or drag them. [01:19.68]Some children can cover the whole length of the pool without coming up for breath even once. [01:28.12]Whether they will ever become future Olympic champions, only time will tell. [01:34.50]Meanwhile, they should encourage those among us who cannot swim five yards before they are gasping for air.