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Rehoboth tests local guards in Lifeguard Olympics

Lexi Coon
July 31, 2015
Brad Hort of the Fenwick Island Beach Patrol glances over his shoulder as he crosses the finish line first during the mile run. PHOTOS BY LEXI COON
Ben Chandlee from South Bethany Beach Patrol glides in to the shore, finishing first in the half-mile paddle. PHOTOS BY LEXI COON
Delaware State Parks' Brian Batson crosses the finish line first in the half-mile swim. PHOTOS BY LEXI COON
Rehoboth landline team members Jimmy Martin, Tommy Yoviene, Jo Baird and Rob Walker run toward the finish line, placing first. PHOTOS BY LEXI COON
Liz Butterly from Sea Colony Beach Patrol smiles as her landline team carries her across the finish line. PHOTOS BY LEXI COON
Holden Wingate from the Middlesex Beach Patrol waits on his paddleboard for his partner to reach the flags during the paddleboard rescue event. PHOTOS BY LEXI COON
Connor Lingo from the Rehoboth Beach Patrol hits sand during the surf dash relay. PHOTOS BY LEXI COON
Beach guards sprint to the water during the fast-paced surf dash event. PHOTOS BY LEXI COON
Jordan Lingo from the Rehoboth Beach Patrol scouts the shoreline as he swims in first for the iron man relay. PHOTOS BY LEXI COON
Bethany Beach Patrol's Melany Heald takes off on the running portion of the iron man relay. PHOTOS BY LEXI COON
Cody Quig from the Rehoboth Beach Patrol heads into the water during the iron man relay. PHOTOS BY LEXI COON

Lifeguards from along the eastern shore met on the night of July 23 to compete against each other in the 38th annual Rehoboth Lifeguard Olympics. The Olympics saw large crowds of residents and locals mixing with the beach patrols drawn in by the size of the event. With much cheering, sweating and smiling, guards from nine different patrols, all Delaware patrols and Ocean City, Md., ran, swam, pushed and pulled to prove they were the best.

The Olympics included numerous events in and out of the water that are common to lifeguard competitions, such as the mile run and the half-mile swim, but spectators also witnessed infrequent events such as landline, surf dash relay and tug-of-war. After about four hours of competing, the Bethany Beach Patrol was named the Olympics champion, followed by the Ocean City Beach Patrol in second and the Rehoboth Beach Patrol in third.

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