He was adopted as a child, and grew up in Strobl am Wolfgangsee, 30 miles (48 km) east of Salzburg.

[2] Seck competed in the 2003 Alpine Skiing World Cup, where he finished 61st in the giant slalom, with a time of 3:09.35.

[4] This placed him ahead of reigning Olympic gold medallist Jean-Pierre Vidal, and brought him to the attention of the Austrian skiing team, with whom he began to train.

In the 2006 Alpine Skiing World Cup, Seck took part in the slalom, which he again failed to complete.

[5] He was scheduled to compete at the 2007 Alpine skiing world championships, but Senegal withdrew, reportedly with Seck's consent, in protest against new qualification rules imposed by the International Ski Federation to scale down the number of competitors.