SEAS (Sharks and Eagles Aquatic Sports) participated in our first Long Course swim meet of the season this morning! The Long Course season takes place over the summer months and the kids swim in a 50 meter pool, rather than the 25 yard pool that they normally swim in during the Short Course season. The first meet of the season is always fun - especially when the newer swimmers see how far it is to the other end of the pool! The unbelieving look in their eyes is precious!

This meet was even better than normal because it was held in an outdoor pool. As you would expect there are not many outdoor pools for competition in Western New York! It gave me a great opportunity to make images that would normally require flash or high ISO's without having to do anything special at all!

And, to make things even more interesting, the meet was set up as boys versus girls. They were even relegated to opposite sides of the pool! What a great idea!

One of the most interesting and bizarre happenings occurred when a couple of the older boys donned girls suits - obviously much to small for them - and proceeded to race in them! You have to be pretty secure in your manhood to prance around in front of a couple hundred people in a flowery one piece! My hat is off to them all but you'll never see me in one!

So enjoy these images. It was pretty difficult picking just a few as there were so many great shots. Congratulations to all the swimmers and have a good weekend!

Scott S.