What kind of race do the children compete in?孩子们参加的是什么样的比赛呢？
Experiments have proved that children can be instructed in swimming at a very early age.实验已经证明，儿童可以在非常年幼的时候就开始学习游泳。
At a special swimming pool in Los Angeles, children become expert at holding their breath under water even before they can walk.在洛杉矶的一个特殊游泳池里，孩子们甚至在还不会走路的时候，就已经能够熟练地在水下屏住呼吸了。
Babies of two months old do not appear to be reluctant to enter the water.两个月大的婴儿似乎并不抗拒进入水中。
It is not long before they are so accustomed to swimming that they can pick up weights from the floor of the pool.没过多久，他们就习惯了游泳，甚至能够从泳池底部捡起重物了。
A game that is very popular with these young swimmers is the underwater tricycle race.在这些年轻游泳运动员中非常受欢迎的一项游戏是水下三轮车比赛。
Tricycles are lined up on the floor of the pool seven feet under water.三轮车被整齐地排列在水池底部——那里的水深达七英尺。
The children compete against each other to reach the other end of the pool.孩子们互相比赛，看谁先游到泳池的另一端。
Many pedal their tricycles but most of them prefer to push or drag them.有些孩子骑着三轮车，但大多数更喜欢推着或拉着它们。
Some children can cover the whole length of the pool without coming up for breath even once.有些孩子可以游完全程而一次都不用换气。
Whether they will ever become future Olympic champions, only time will tell.他们是否能够成为未来的奥运冠军，只有时间才能告诉我们。
Meanwhile, they should encourage those among us who cannot swim five yards before they are gasping for air.与此同时，他们应该鼓励我们这些游不了五码就气喘吁吁的人。