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A Saturday Morning at a Bay Area Swim Meet

·San Francisco, California·#summer#bay area#swimming#kids#swim-meet
A group of children and adults gathered by a swimming pool with starting blocks on a sunny day.

A bright Saturday in early June, the kind that feels like the official start of summer. We spent the day at a local community pool for a swim meet. The deck was a sea of pop-up tents and umbrellas, with families camped out for the long haul. Kids in colorful suits and caps were everywhere.

The energy around the starting blocks was a mix of nervous excitement and focus. The pool was a brilliant blue under the clear sky, with the yellow and blue lane lines stretching out. It was a classic suburban summer scene, full of chatter and the splashes of swimmers hitting the water.

I managed to catch a few photos of the action in the pool. One of the youngest swimmers, just a flash of a yellow swim cap and orange goggles, paddled their way across the lane. A moment later, they were holding onto the brick edge of the pool, catching their breath. It was a long, warm day of short, intense races.

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