"Draw!" The aftermath of the two top notched swimmers gave their all, and neither of the two can defeat each other. Coach Ko may have declared it as a draw but it's clear who had a faster acceleration and the stamina to beat each other. Internally, both swimming clubs are divided for they can't decide who is the real victor; for one Weiss had the acceleration point to where at certain points, she swam faster than Ria whereas the latter got the stamina to last long enough in the battle. The exhaustion on both faces are visibly seen, more so one can tell that Ria is much more exhausted than Weiss because she put more effort into winning.

Hazel gave Ria a big clap offering for doing her best, "Way to go Maria!" While at her aide, assisting the worn out Ria. "Don't call me that Hazel... I'm tired... I'm hungry..." 

Weiss approached Ria and the two shook hands, she had a strange look on Ria; "Nice game, Tsurara-senpai. Strange though I may sound foolish but don't you think the water got colder on our last two rounds?" Both stared at each other briefly and tensions cut as Weiss simply laugh it off. "Oh well.. it doesn't matter. I look forward to watch you in the trials. Hopefully your crystal clear victory doesn't fall into a loss." 

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