SIDELINE SCHOOL
Where to stand: the spot for their stroke
Know their heat and lane. Then pick the spot that shows the face for the stroke they swim.
How to shoot it
- Step 1
Know the heat and the lane
Find their heat and lane on the heat sheet before the race, and write it on your hand. A pool of matching caps is no place to search.
- Step 2
Pick the spot for the stroke
Butterfly and breaststroke: head-on, from the end of their lane. Freestyle: from the side they breathe to. Backstroke: from the side, near the start. Most meets don’t allow cameras behind the blocks, so stay in the spectator area.
- Step 3
Pool light fools the phone
Water and white tile make the phone darken everything. Tap your swimmer and hold to lock the exposure.
Pro tip
Write the heat and lane on your hand.
Behind the blocks