Sports are valuable additions to one’s life in terms of learning self discipline and facing problems. Sports give us stability not only by means of our physical health but also by means of mental health. Usually school rivals are common mainly due to some kind of a sport but at the same time it’s good to hear that there are gentlemen among us who knows the real value of sports. Among them are two prep rowers from Philadelphia.
As reported by the Philadelphia Daily News, James Konopka and Nick Mead who are from Episcopal Academy gave up their game just to save two fellow competitors who had capsized. They all were competing in under 17 doubles race at the Head of the Schuykill regatta when the incident took place on Sunday.
St. Joseph's Prep rowers Joe Leonard and Andrew Burrichter were having particularly a hard time with struggling with their boat and treading water in the icy river, Konopka and Mead made the decision to give up their start that could have easily made them win. Instead they helped the fellow high school rowers to get to safety, waiting with them until a safety launch arrived to get the St. Joseph's pair out of the frigid water.
"They had flipped," Konopka, a 16-year-old sophomore, said yesterday. "Nick said we should probably go back and I agreed, so we turned around."
"They were yelling 'help' and one of the kids didn't appear as if he could swim too well," said Mead, a 16-year-old junior. "The water was cold and I'm sure their limbs were going numb."
It was also reported that the high temperature in the Philadelphia area on that particular day was only around 45 degrees and it seems Konopka’s decision to rescue his fellow competitors were almost correct. But that’s not all they waited till help arrived and then turned back and completed the race. Their coaches were slightly disappointed to see Konopka and Mead who took longer than they assumed. But finally when they heard the story, they were in appreciation rather than disappointment.
For most people this must have been just a story or some may even say they were stupid but for those who knows the value of a life and value of good sportsmanship, this act was the right decision. Even though it was just a game and help was always there acts like these demonstrate moral fibre we ought to appreciate as for in today’s world, that is what we lack. Good job boys!!!!!!!
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