Scenes from the state meet

Here are a few photos from the Division 2 state meet (I was timing at the D1 meet, so was unable to grab any photos from that meet; click on the photos to enlarge):

Members of the Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol swim team take a peek at their medals as they await the trophy presentation after capturing their first Div. 2 state title.



The trophy hoisted high above.



Red-clad Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol fans cheer on their team after the trophy presentation.



The state swim meet is loud, intense, and a constant din of cheering and noise. It can be hard for swimmers to find a quiet spot to focus on their race. Here's Monona Grove's Kelsey Millin (blue cap), sitting along the benches that line the UW Natatorium behind the starting blocks, trying to catch a few quiet moments before her race in the 100-yard butterfly. She finished third in the event.

Update:

Peter Zuzga, a photographer for the MyCommunityNow website (the website of suburban newspapers printed by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel), has a wonderful collection of photos of Milwaukee-area swimmers from the Div. 2 state meet here:

http://www.mycommunitynow.com/multimedia/photos/70103597.html