[al:新概念英语（二）] [ar:MP3 同步字幕版（英音）] [ti:Future Champions] [by:更多学习内容，请到chazidian.com搜索“新概念”] [00:13.99]What kind of race do the children compete in? [00:20.59]Experiments have proved that children can be instructed in swimming at a very early age. [00:29.03]At a special swimming pool in Los Angeles, [00:32.67]children become expert at holding their breath under water even before they can walk. [00:39.60]Babies of two months old do not appear to be reluctant to enter the water. [00:45.53]It is not long before they are so accustomed to swimming that they can pick up weights from the floor of the pool. [00:54.11]A game that is very popular with these [00:56.42]young swimmers is the underwater tricycle race. [01:01.37]Tricycles are lined up on the floor of the pool seven feet under water. [01:07.79]The children compete against each other to reach the other end of the pool. [01:13.54]Many pedal their tricycles but most of them prefer to push or drag them. [01:20.94]Some children can cover the whole length of the pool without coming up for breath even once. [01:27.81]Whether they will ever become future Olympic champions, only time will tell. [01:33.74]Meanwhile, they should encourage those among us [01:36.51]who cannot swim five yards before they are gasping for air.