Erwin_Vic_Bedia

[Honestly, I don’t know what I should answer him.] Dino thought with his face red while also not gazing directly at Ivan’s eyes. [But still...My heart is beating fast.]

At that moment, Ivan took Dino’s right hand and put it on his own chest, making Dino feel Ivan’s heartbeat.

“Dino, can you feel my heartbeat?” Ivan asked in an attractive deep voice while smiling gently, with the pupils of his eyes also dilated. “It’s beating just for you.”






Dino Luis Ortega is an 18-year-old Filipino college student who is a big fan of Ivan Sadovsky. 

Ivan Sadovsky is a 27-year-old Russian professional swimmer who has been in the sports industry for five years. 

One day, Ivan and Dino accidentally meet, with Ivan beginning to show a romantic interest in Dino during their meeting. Dino also eventually falls in love with Ivan. 

Will their love for each other be strong enough to overcome the trials that they are about to face together? Read on and find out!







Inspired by the Japanese animated shows Yuri On Ice and Free. Book cover designed by Runa Leexhian

He's Dating the Russian Swimmer

After the span of a few days of trying out for the swimming competitions, Darwin posted the list of those who qualified for each competition on the Facebook group of the swimming team. Dino, Wilson, and Eric had all qualified for the swimming competitions they chose to join, with Dino qualifying for both the 100-meter and 200-meter freestyle races, Eric qualifying for the 100-meter breaststroke race, and Wilson qualifying for the 200-meter butterfly stroke race. Additionally, all three of them qualified for the medley relay race.

"Yes! We did it, guys!" Dino exclaimed cheerfully while eating some snacks together with Eric and Wilson. "We'll all be competing!"

"Yeah! Let's all do our best!" Eric answered excitedly before offering his own right fist for a fist bump.

"Bring it on then!" Dino responded before bumping fists with Eric.

Chapter 75