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Junior lifeguards treat Rehoboth audience to athletic excellence

RBP welcomes squads from Lewes to Ocean City, Md. for annual beach battle
Delaware State Park’s Milo Ksebe pulls ahead of Lewes Beach Patrol’s Connor Coffield in the beach flags final in front of a crowd of spectators July 28. AARON R. MUSHRUSH PHOTOS
Aaron R. Mushrush
July 31, 2025

In front of their beautiful, new headquarters, Rehoboth Beach Patrol welcomed local junior lifeguard patrols to Baltimore Avenue and surrounding streets for the 2025 Junior Lifeguard Olympics.

Lewes Beach Patrol (competing for the first time), Rehoboth Beach Patrol, Dewey Beach Patrol and Delaware State Parks junior guards represented the Cape Region and tested their might against one another and the southern patrols of Bethany Beach, Sea Colony, Middlesex, Fenwick Island and Ocean City, Md. 

RBP changed up the execution of the event, much to the delight of lifeguards and parents alike, running the water tests for every age group simultaneously before the younger kids split off to start beach events as the older kids did paddle relays.

More than 100 junior guards battled out for glory in the beach run, run-swim-run, beach run relays, paddle rescue relays and beach flags. 

 

Delaware State Park’s Milo Ksebe, right, pulls ahead of Rehoboth Beach Patrol’s Mason Catts in the distance run.
Dewey Beach Patrol’s Vance Krick glides into first place in the distance run.
Dewey Beach Patrol’s Lisandro Vasquez cruises into second place in the distance run.
Gus Lantz finishes with a sprint to beat out Tasman Bartels who’s nipping at his heels.
A group of Rehoboth Beach Patrol junior guards race into the water.
The younger rescuers have to battle some intense shore break as they leap into the water before swimming to the buoy and back.
Rehoboth Beach Patrol took first and second in the run-swim-run as Everett Silverman, left, edged out Mason Catts, although the latter was convinced it was a tie and insisted on a rock-paper-scissors match to break the deadlock.
Dewey Beach Patrol’s Olivia Spangler’s multi-colored rash guard stands out in the slush.
Rehoboth Beach Patrol’s Tessa Okolowicz quickly scampers up the wet sand to finish first in the run-swim-run.
The older girls have to swim out just a bit farther than the younger kids in the run-swim-run. Apparently the jellyfish accompanied them on their route.
Eliza Evans bursts out of the drink and toward the finish line to take the top prize in the run-swim-run.
Lewes Beach Patrol’s Lincoln Fyock is helpful in identifying guards while also being confident his name would be needed, just as it was as he took first in the run-swim-run.
Lewes Beach Patrol’s Amelia Judy is careful to avoid knocking her competition’s board into the opponent emerging from the water.
Delaware State Parks’ Milo Ksebe seals the deal with a leap.
Devin Silva makes his way toward his relay team after completing his paddleboard leg of the race.
Rehoboth Beach Patrol’s Alden Durrell begins to makes his way to shore.
Sea Colony Beach Patrol’s Kitra Edelstein heads toward her relay teammates after giving them a good cushion to start the paddleboard relay.
Rehoboth Beach Patrols’ Anaiah Mulhern readies herself to transfer the board to her relay teammates.
Chloe Cawthern beats Ariel Rufael by a hand in the beach flags final.
Gus Lantz takes a mouthful of sand for dessert after gobbling up the beach flag in the final.
Angelina Everett, right, manages to pull ahead of Mia Watts at the last moment to capture the beach flags title.
Devin Silva, left, and Liam Passo burst out of the blocks in the beach flags final won by Silva.
Lewes Beach Patrol competed for the first time in 2025. Shown in front (l-r) are Jackson Hoffman, Amelia Judy, Skylar Baldasano, Jaylynn Behney, Connor Coffield, Amelia Coffield and Mason Edwards. Shown in back row left to right Lieutenant Landon Hudson, Lieutenant Matt McDounough, Liam Passo, Ethan Schirmer and Cassidy Thomas. Captain Strohm Edwards Jacob Madden Jaxen Edwards

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Aaron Mushrush joined the sports team in Summer 2023 to help cover the emerging youth athletics scene in the Cape Region. After lettering in soccer and lacrosse at Sussex Tech, he played lacrosse at Division III Eastern University in St. David's, PA. Aaron coached lacrosse at Sussex Tech in 2009 and 2011. Post-collegiately, Mush played in the Eastern Shore Summer Lacrosse League for Blue Bird Tavern and Saltwater Lacrosse. He competed in several tournaments for the Shamrocks Lacrosse Club, which blossomed into the Maryland Lacrosse League (MDLL). Aaron interned at the Coastal Point before becoming assistant director at WMDT-TV 47 ABC in 2017 and eventually assignment editor in 2018. 

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