Dateline: Friday Nite, August 2nd, 2013; Manhattan Beach, Calif.
The Annual L.A. County Lifeguard Competition pitting Area Beaches against the other in a tour d' force of athleticism of the water borne variety, etc. All for fun and bragging rights!
Here are the photos which the "County Recurrent" photo staff took of this auspicious event. Enjoy!
Veteran OL, Jerry Lopez (aka, J-Lo), below
The Gatekeeper!..., OL Shannon Sullivan
Perennial Event Announcer and Veteran OL, Dick Douglas, below, at left; with color commentator, Veteran OL, Steve Contarsy
Event Producer and Retired LACo Lifeguard Capt., Rob McGowan, below, at right
OL Jeff Hart, in costume, for the Intercrew Relay, below
"SAFETY BOB" shorts, close up, below
The beach run relay, below...
OLS, Spencer Parker, sprints home to seal the victory for Team Venice!...
Venice Intracrew team members, below, L2R: OL/Rookie, Tucker Hopkins, with OL Adrew Czer (SEE-ZER)...
Race Official and Retired LACo Lifeguard Capt., Nick Steers, below
A couple of So. Section Costumed Intracrew team members, at center; and Capt. Mike Inscore and Jinx sharing an Intracrew Team Hug!
The Shallow Water Sprint Relay" is about to start (4 person race; combined age of 120 yrs per team)...
6 Man Paddleboard Relay in progress, below... which Team Dockweiler wins!
All woman lifeguard paddleboard relay in progress below...
Dory's being moved into position for the final event, the Intracrew Taplin Relay!...
Will Rogers Intracrew Team Members, below, L2R: OL/Rookie, Manut; with OL John Baltz
Will Rogers Intracrew Team Members, below, L2R: OL Lance Keene and OL Jim Darling
Below, at center, OL Tyler Contarsy, of Team Dockweiler!...
OL Dave Clarke, below, at center, of Team Venice!...
Recurrent/OL, Coral Kemp, sings the National Anthem!... Wow!
The Venice swimmers making their exchange during the Intracrew Taplin Relay!...
Dory's are in the water!...
OL George Akopyan runs across the finish line to seal the victory for Team Venice!...
Venice Intracrew Team members share a collective drum beat of their dory!...
*** Video Alert!***
2013 Venice Intracrew Relay Team "Victory Drum Beat": The Video
http://youtu.be/7WLDCOdWD5M
Venice Intracrew Team Members, below, L2R: OL Anto Boghokian, OLS Spencer Parker, and OLS Tito Bourget
Venice Intracrew team members, below, L2R: OL Chad Carvin and OL Ian Christianson
Race Official, Alf Laws, below, at left; with Race Director, Rob McGowan...
The Victors: Team Venice!...
Team Doman of Zuma...
More photos of Team Venice!...
L2R, Race Official, Bob Moore, and Joel Gitelson, below
Team Baywatch OLS Tim Gair and his girls...
OL Ron Pearlman, who handled the surfski duties for Team Will Rogers, below
OL John Baltz, below, with some post-race hydration provided by a Will Rogers crew member...
Below, L2R: Veteran OLS (Ret.) Alf Laws and Veteran OL/Event Producer, Scott Hubbell
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(All photos and video by & Copyright Will Maguire 2013.)
Until next time.....
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