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Lifeguards compete in Mid-Atlantic Regional Lifesaving Championships

The Rehoboth Beach Patrol sprints to the finish in the Swimmer Rescue Race. Competitors were Eva Irwin, left, JoAnna Baird and Ali Ruffner. BY DAN COOK
Dan Cook
July 10, 2015
Delaware Seashore State Parks runner Jack O'Brien, right, jumps ahead of Bethany Beach Patrol's Marshall Saunders for 7th place in the 2K Beach Run. BY DAN COOK
Rehoboth Beach Patrol's JoAnna Baird reaches for the first place stick in the 2K Beach Run. Baird also ran to victory for the third straight Rehoboth Beach Biathlon in Memory of Dave Reynolds. BY DAN COOK
The Dewey Beach Patrol's took top honors in the 100-meter soft sand relay race. Headed to Nationals in Daytona Beach are (l-r) Nick DiGuglielmo, Nate Jones, Sam McMillon and Louis Fedele. BY DAN COOK
Dewey Beach Patrol's Sam McMillon, right, squeaks out Dana York from the Virginia Beach Patrol in an early round of the Beach Flags competition. BY DAN COOK
RBP captain Kent Buckson points the finish for the second place landline team of (l-r) Jimmy Martin, Tommy Yoviene, JoAnna Baird and Rob Walker BY DAN COOK
Sea Colony Beach Patrol, left, and the Rehoboth Beach Patrol swimmer rescue teams battle for first and second. BY DAN COOK
Christian Roarke of the Smith Point Beach Patrol runs past his teammates to first place in the first heat of the 100-meter soft sand relay. BY DAN COOK
Dewey Beach Patrol's Kellen Cannon starts the first leg for the winning 100-meter soft sand relay. BY DAN COOK
Cape Henlopen teacher and Ocean City Beach Patrol guard Rick Cawthern ran in the "Veterans" 2K Beach Run. BY DAN COOK
Dewey Beach Patrol guard Nick DiGuglielmo starts the first leg of the 100-meter soft sand relay for the winning team. BY DAN COOK

On July 8, lifeguards from Delaware, New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia and New York competed in USLA Mid-Atlantic Regional Lifesaving Championships on Baltimore Avenue in Rehoboth Beach. The event showcases the skills needed to be a lifeguard.

Guards competed in the 2K beach run, the 100-meter soft sand relay, 400-meter ocean surf swim, swimmer rescue race, landline, rescue board race, run-swim-run and the popular beach flag competition.

All squads are vying for a spot to compete at the 2015 Nautica USLA National Lifeguard Championships in Daytona Beach on Aug. 5-8.

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Dan has worked for the Cape Gazette for more than 30 years as a photographer and reporter, covering high school sports and happenings around eastern Sussex County. He won a photography award from the National Newspaper Association, and numerous awards from the Maryland, Delaware, D.C. Press Association. A Delaware native, Dan graduated from Cape in 1972 and returned as a teacher and coach in the 1980s. He retired from the classroom in 2016. He was inducted into Cape High’s Legends Stadium in 2016. In his spare time, Dan enjoys spending time with his wife, two sons, grandchildren and dogs. 

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