Video from Tobay Tri is above -- it can be also found on YouTube. Still pictures are below. Great job by all...
For some people, one award is just NOT enough!
Bully job lads... just Bully! Charge!
Can you spot Jelly in the picture below? Is he trying to join another team for 2009 or is he just looking to get some more Blue Point beer? 
Now that's the look of a happy winner! Way to go Frank!
"Ahhh, that's much better. Now I can do a kick set -- and with all my legs I really need a good, long kick set."
"Whew, that Kick Set tired me out. I think that I'll go rest on the bottom of the pool."
"Hey Buddy stay out of my lane! Didn't you human swimmers learn anything during those open water swims about getting to close to a jelly fish?"
Based on Jelly Fish's attitude towards his fellow swimmers, I hope that this will be the last we see of him in the Huntington Y Pool.
Name --------------------Time ----Age group --- Overall
EDITORS NOTE: The 2 Rob's pictured above are NOT the MONSTER jellyfish!
That wasn't the only disaster the swimmers had to contend with, though, as someone evidently forgot to mark the first turn! There was NO BOAT! I watched from the dock as some swimmers took the shortcut and turned at the last orange buoy, but the more dedicated ones just kept swimming, Looking for a turn-around boat that wasn't there! (it apparently had drifted practically to Northport Harbor!) So kudos to thosewho swam a 6-K race that day -- and got mauled by jellyfish in the bargain (Rob Martell and Rob Ripp among them!).
My camera lens locked up so I wasn't able to get a photo of Ken Longo coming in at a pretty quick clip,but I was able to shoot our favorite Canadian Rob Martell and his namesake,Rob Ripp, as they came in together at an impressive 1:40-something, but I can't help but think that "They was Robb-ed"! But there's always next year! Here are pictures of The Robs at the finish line, and above, a long-distance one of the turnaround boat that WAS there, manned by the other Rob, Bob Miller! EDITORS NOTE:See pictures from Bob's boat in story below.
Thanks and a tip of the Swim Cap to Bob Miller for these pictures. Bob explained that they were a little hard to get "as we were the turnaround boat and had to get their splits, numbers and hand out water...that's why the pictures show the swimmers so far away".
As a help to the swimmers, Bob put the float buoy up on his mast so it was easy to spot.
An escort Kayak and one lonely swimmer in the middle of Huntington Bay. But conditions were ideal unless, of course, you wanted to count the stinging Jellyfish that just happened to wander in on the course. See Rob's Jellyfish Story below and some tips on how to protect yourself from a very painful sting!
5K is a l-o-n-g swim but with views like this of a very deserted looking Huntington Bay, (could the price of fuel be part of the problem?), it might be time to start training for next year's 5K In The Bay. Start swimming NOW!
Can you spot the swimmer above? Doesn't he/she look absolutly delighted with the dawn, the water, the swim and the day? Could one ask for a better start before heading off to work. Forget your winter blues -- it's July and the Open Water Swimming is wonderful!
The buoy that we most often swim to is in a straight line with the tip of land above, (sight off the right side of the yellow buoy), and about a half-a-mile as a fish swims -- in a straight line. But what swimmer or fish for that matter do you know that swims in a straight line?
Rich almost looks like he's wondering "Why do I run? -- I could be swimming like this every day!"
As you might guess, this is the roadway into West Neck Beach.
The "Safe-Swim" Area buoys are all lined up -- if only the buoys that we swam to were this close together!
Chris clutches his personal swim buoy as he happily findes his way back to the beach.
Jim and Rich are on their way back too!
Hey, not a bad swimming form for Mike -- your author! Note his gold Brooklyn Bridge swim cap from last years (2007) Brooklyn Bridge Swim. 
Tim had a great swim and a big smile was his reward.
Here is a Route Map of the 2 courses that are generally swum off West Neck Beach in Cold Spring Harbor. The Red Box 3 is labeled as Route 1 and is just a bit over one mile. 
Swim to the right...
Swim to the left... practice went every way but over the top!
Swim Advice and Instructions are always a good idea at this "learning" meet -- thus the video below just might serve as an on-going refresher course:
Here's a video of the First race of the swim meet!
Everybody is looking relaxed and happy in the picture above -- but check the video below and be sure to watch it till the very end -- that's when you'll find out just how most people feel after doing a 100 IM -- listen for the words "I feel horrible!"
I was about to feel horrible also as my right hand man Rob got up from the scorers table to swim in the 50 Breast. Than goodnes he swam it fast and made it back to the table before last year's confusion broke out all over again. But Rob was back before the Relay's started and here's a video (below) of the first relay that had all 4 lanes filled and just about everyone up swimming and cheering!
But wait... What about the Relays?
The Orange Relay Team received 30 points and the Green Relay Team received 22 points so, the Final tally is:
Orange Team - 143
Green Team - 150
Coach Bob was heard to say, "Wow! What a close meet, eh? So, Richie's team won...lucky, just lucky! Verrrrrrrrrrrrry close, eh? Richie did have more swimmers than me, though...haha. (Wait till next year!)."
Believe it or not, Sunday, July 13, 2008 is just around the corner. So now is the perfect time to get out your calendar and SAVE THAT DATE! Save it for the Annual 5K Open Water Championship in beautiful and challenging Huntington Bay, New York. All US Masters or USA Swimming registered swimmers are eligible.
For early information, you can go to http://www.metroswimming.org
and "click" on the Calendar, then on Summer 2008. SUMMER'S COMING!
