Bethany Firth
Bethany swum for Ireland in London’s Paras,
Her teacher dad used to be a church minister,
She enjoys the Christian Fellowship Church,
And raises her hands to praise god after races.
She has an intellectual disability, memory loss,
And comes from Seaforde in County Down, NI.
After London 2012 when she swam for Ireland,
She switched to representing team Great Britain.
2013, and the Worlds, French Montreal, Canada,
And Bethany sealed three terrific silver medals:
One for the 100m breaststroke, one for the back,
And another for the 200m free, the S14 category.
But then quite unnervingly she fractured her wrist,
Which questioned her readiness for Rio’s games,
In 2015, when she was training hard everyday,
For the Brazilian Paralympics much anticipated.
But on the approach to Rio at Funchal, Portugal,
She won silver in the breast, silver in the medley,
Which saw Bethany with speed qualify for Rio,
Where she scored straight across all the boards.
At Rio gold for the back, gold for the freestyle,
And a gold for the 200m medley, then a silver,
For her favourite stroke, for the breaststroke,
In the 100m breaststroke: she’s a big success.
Copyright © Dominique Webb | Year Posted 2016
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