Spectators at last night's Yorktown-Lawrence North meet witnessed a moment of great sportsmanship that should be applauded.
YHS backstroker Larah Beaver dislocated a toe making her first flipturn of the race, an excruciating condition for someone who still had two more turns to make. Beaver faded to a 3rd place finish, seven seconds off her lifetime best. After the race, Beaver was so fatigued and in so much pain she literally could not pull herself out of the pool.
That's when the sportsmanship kicked in. The LN competitors on either side of Beaver came to their rival's aid, with several more members of the Wildcats on deck coming to the wall to pull Beaver out of the pool. They stayed with her as she vomited, helped her into a chair, and comforted her. LN's trainer also came to Beaver's aid, putting the dislocated toe back into joint and making sure she had an ice pack to treat the injury.
All of that speaks volumes about the quality of the young people swimming for Lawrence North, their coaches and staff. Please accept this heartfelt thank you from her father.
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