A Green Geek
Green Team: The Green Geeks
A White Lightning
White Team: The White Lightning
A race to the finishLast night, Kenneth and I were reacquainted with the how truly boring a swim meet can be when you do not have a direct connection to it in some way or another. Since my mom is the varsity swim coach for SPHS, Kenneth and I typically create their end of the year video and their season yearbook. For the past couple of years, we have gotten photographs and video from the parents and the swimmers which we then use to compile the final products. This year we are changing it up a little bit. On top of the parent/swimmer provided material we are taking video and photos ourselves. Since Kenneth only has 3 classes this semester and I am still without a job, we are taking advantage of those opportunities in order to actually attend a good portion of the events this year.
Last night, SPHS held their Green & White Meet. This meet separates the team into 2 halves (one being green and the other white). They compete against each other in order to boost team spirit and to practice a meet-style setting. As Kenneth and I were there filming, we were reminded of our swim team days and could see a few little differences in the feel of the team. The main difference we noticed was the fact that swim meets are actually rather boring. Since we didn't personally know any of the swimmers, we weren't parents, and we weren't participating, the time seems to drag on quite a bit. For myself personally, never truly realized how long the 500 yard freestyle is during a duel meet, because I always swam that event. It went by very quickly for me while I was swimming it. When you have to watch it, that 6 minutes can seem like an eternity.
But, all in all, we managed to get some really great photos of the swimmers both in their themed garb as well as during their events. It was a beautiful evening, and a success overall.
Last night, SPHS held their Green & White Meet. This meet separates the team into 2 halves (one being green and the other white). They compete against each other in order to boost team spirit and to practice a meet-style setting. As Kenneth and I were there filming, we were reminded of our swim team days and could see a few little differences in the feel of the team. The main difference we noticed was the fact that swim meets are actually rather boring. Since we didn't personally know any of the swimmers, we weren't parents, and we weren't participating, the time seems to drag on quite a bit. For myself personally, never truly realized how long the 500 yard freestyle is during a duel meet, because I always swam that event. It went by very quickly for me while I was swimming it. When you have to watch it, that 6 minutes can seem like an eternity.
But, all in all, we managed to get some really great photos of the swimmers both in their themed garb as well as during their events. It was a beautiful evening, and a success overall.
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