La Costa Canyon High School freshman swimmer Sebastian Desposato won the 50 meter freestyle at the CIF State Championship meetThe high school sports year has come to a close, but a La Costa Canyon High School freshman swimmer is reshaping what is possible and what inspiration looks like.It's even harder to do when you don't have the prototypical swimmer's body."I have achondroplasia, which is the most common form of dwarfism," Desposato said.
"I swim at regular La Costa Canyon High School swim meets against 6'5 guys, and I am still scoring points for my team. I'm proud of that," Desposato said.La Costa Canyon swim coach Donald Miralle says the Carlsbad school had one of its best seasons ever thanks in part to Desposato. After competing against standard-sized kids all season long at high school swim meets, things changed in the post season. The California Interscholastic Federation recently created an adaptive, para swimming division for the state championship meet. Desposato's times qualified him for state.
"I touched the wall, looked up at the board, saw my times, and I was really happy for myself and everyone's support. It was amazing," Desposato said.