{"id":272475,"date":"2017-08-12T19:28:09","date_gmt":"2017-08-13T02:28:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=272475"},"modified":"2017-08-12T19:28:09","modified_gmt":"2017-08-13T02:28:09","slug":"monmouth-county-wins-national-title-at-2017-usla-national-lifeguard-championships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/monmouth-county-wins-national-title-at-2017-usla-national-lifeguard-championships\/","title":{"rendered":"Monmouth County Wins National Title at 2017 USLA National Lifeguard Championships"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 2017 United States Lifesaving Association (USLA) National Lifeguard Championships capped off an exciting week of competition\u00a0<span data-term=\"goog_2091327212\">on Saturday<\/span>, crowning new national champions on the sands of Daytona Beach, Fla.\u00a0 Close to 1,000 of the nation\u2019s most skilled lifeguards took to the sand and surf for the fourth and final day of competition as Monmouth County, N.J. lifeguards captured the coveted Howard Lee Trophy for the second time in the past four years. Prior to this year, LA County Surf Life Saving Association had won 28 out of the past 29 years. Monmouth County was the only other team to take home the title, doing so in 2014.<\/p>\n<p>Monmouth County finished with 730.500 points, and was followed by second-place finisher LA County (637.500) and third-place finisher California State Lifeguard Association (440.250). Monmouth County used their team depth and strong performance from Anne Skimmons, who participated in four top-three finishes in the Open Competition.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a collective team effort of veteran lifeguards and some newcomers to our team\u201d, said Monmouth County coach<strong> Mike Barrows.<\/strong> \u201cWe have a ton of respect for perennial power LA County so it\u2019s an honor to come back home with the national title.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Professional lifeguards from 60 USLA chapters around the country competed over the last four days for individual and team honors in water and beach course events that challenge their lifesaving skills.\u00a0 The final rounds of competition saw champions crowned in the 2km Beach Run, Run Relay, Landline Rescue, Run-Swim-Run, Surfski Race and Taplin Relay.<\/p>\n<p>Top performers in the 2017 USLA National Lifeguard Championships included the men\u2019s overall points winner <strong>Thomas O&#8217;Neill<\/strong> of Riis Park, N.Y., who repeated as the points leader with 88.375 points. He was followed by <strong>Hayden Hemmens<\/strong> of Newport Beach Ocean Lifeguard Assoc., with 85.000 points. On the women\u2019s side, <strong>Jenna Solberg<\/strong> of LA County captured her second straight overall women\u2019s title with 122.375 points, beating out teammate<strong> Kelsey Cummings<\/strong>, who was a close second at 119.375.<\/p>\n<p>Hosted by the Volusia Surf Lifesaving Association in conjunction with the Volusia County&#8217;s Beach Safety Division,\u00a0the 2017 USLA National Lifeguard Championships saw nearly 1,000 junior and professional lifeguards from across the country descend on Daytona Beach to compete for individual and team honors in water and beach course events that challenge and sharpen their lifesaving skills.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on the USLA National Lifeguard Championships and full results visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.uslanationals.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=http:\/\/www.uslanationals.org\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1502676812009000&amp;usg=AFQjCNETDe7olkzOCrVEMuE3_bZ6y7mGWA\">http:\/\/www.uslanationals.org\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>USLA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS: Saturday, August 12, 2017<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Howard Lee Trophy<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Overall Points Open and Age Group combined &#8216;A&#8217; Teams with ranking, chapter and total points:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Monmouth County, 730.500<\/li>\n<li>LA County Surf Life Saving Assoc., 637.500<\/li>\n<li>California State Lifeguard Assoc., 440.250<\/li>\n<li>Sussex County, 401.625<\/li>\n<li>Hampton Lifeguard Assoc., 399.000<\/li>\n<li>Volusia Surf Lifesaving Association, 385.500<\/li>\n<li>Outer Banks, 323.000<\/li>\n<li>Miami Beach, 242.000<\/li>\n<li>Long Beach NY, 180.750<\/li>\n<li>Santa Barbara Lifeguard Assoc., 113.000<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>LACOLA Trophy<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Overall Points Open and Age Group combined &#8216;B&#8217; Teams with ranking, chapter and total points:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Riis Park, 348.000<\/li>\n<li>Smith Point, 342.750<\/li>\n<li>Palm Beach County, 151.750<\/li>\n<li>Fort Lauderdale Ocean Rescue, 147.000<\/li>\n<li>Boca Raton, 80.750<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Greg Farry Trophy<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Overall Points Women &amp; Men Open Only with ranking, chapter and total points:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Monmouth County, 576.500<\/li>\n<li>LA County Surf Life Saving Assoc., 459.000<\/li>\n<li>Hampton Lifeguard Assoc., 358.000<\/li>\n<li>Sussex County, 351.625<\/li>\n<li>Riis Park, 348.000<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Sheridan Byerly Trophy\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 USLA Region scoring the most Open &amp; Age Group points overall with ranking, chapter and total points:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Mid Atlantic, 2622.875<\/li>\n<li>Southeast, 1501.000<\/li>\n<li>Southwest, 1314.750<\/li>\n<li>South Atlantic, 602.625<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Men\u2019s Overall Points Top Finishers<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Thomas O&#8217;Neill \u2013 Riis Park, 88.375<\/li>\n<li>Hayden Hemmens \u2013 Newport Beach Ocean Lifeguard Assoc., 85.000<\/li>\n<li>Ben Brewer \u2013 Santa Barbara Lifeguard Assoc., 80.000<\/li>\n<li>James Bray \u2013 California State Lifeguard Assoc., 77.750<\/li>\n<li>Pat Kilgallen \u2013 Riis Park, 72.750<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Women\u2019s Overall Points Top Finishers<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Jenna Solberg &#8211; LA County Surf Life Saving Assoc., 122.375<\/li>\n<li>Kelsey Cummings &#8211; LA County Surf Life Saving Assoc., 119.375<\/li>\n<li>Anne Skimmons \u2013 Monmouth County, 81.625<\/li>\n<li>Hallie Petersohn \u2013 Volusia Surf Lifesaving Association, 77.000<\/li>\n<li>April O\u2019Gorman \u2013 Volusia Surf Lifesaving Association, 75.000<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><u><span data-term=\"goog_2091327213\">SATURDAY\u2019S<\/span>\u00a0EVENTS<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>2K BEACH RUN<\/strong>: Competitors race 2,000 meters on the beach in two 1,000 meter legs as follows: on the starting signal competitors race along the left side of the lane to round (clockwise or right hand in) the turning pole 1,000 meters distant, and return 1,000 meters toward the starting pole and then race to cross the finish line.\u00a0 The finish is judged on the competitor\u2019s chest crossing the finish line. Competitors must finish on their feet in an upright position.<\/p>\n<p><strong>OPEN MEN:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Harrison Martingayle \u2013 Virginia Beach Lifesaving Association, Va.<\/li>\n<li>Daniel Martin \u2013 Miami Beach, Fla.<\/li>\n<li>Tyler Lawson \u2013 Sussex County, Del.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>OPEN WOMEN:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Paige Duca \u2013 Hampton Lifeguard Association, N.Y.<\/li>\n<li>Kayley Delay \u2013 Atlantic Beach, Fla.<\/li>\n<li>Alice Henley \u2013 Dania Beach, Fla.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Age Group: 30-34<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Men: Daniel Martin \u2013 Miami Beach, Fla.<\/p>\n<p>Women: Kristen DiTommaso, Monmouth County, N.J.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Age Group: 35-39<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Men: Chad Motz \u2013 Outer Banks, N.C.<\/p>\n<p>Women: Sylvia Wolff \u2013 Outer Banks, N.C.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Age Group: 40-44<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Men: Kieth B Kolar \u2013 Smith Point, N.Y.<\/p>\n<p>Women: Tamra Morris \u2013 Volusia Surf Lifesaving Association, Fla.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Age Group: 45-49<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Men: Kevin Krause \u2013 Smith Point, N.Y.<\/p>\n<p>Women: Kim Murphy \u2013 Volusia Surf Lifesaving Association, Fla.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Age Group: 50-54<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Men: Kevin Martingayle \u2013 Virginia Beach Lifesaving Association<\/p>\n<p>Women: Chris Linkletter \u2013 LA County Surf Life Saving Assoc., Calif.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Age Group: 55-59<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Men: Ken Bots \u2013 Volusia Surf Lifesaving Association, Fla.<\/p>\n<p>Women: Janet Carbin \u2013 Monmouth County, N.J.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Age Group: 60-64<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Men: Dave Pierson \u2013 Monmouth County, N.J.<\/p>\n<p>Women: Vanessa Edwardes \u2013 Hampton Lifeguard Assoc., N.Y.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Age Group: 65-69<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Men: Joel Gitelson \u2013 LA County Surf Life Saving Assoc., Calif.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Age Group: 70+<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Men: Edward McDonald \u2013 Hampton Lifeguard Assoc., N.Y.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>BEACH RELAY:\u00a0<\/u><\/strong>Teams of four (4) individuals compete in a baton relay fashion over a 90-meter course.\u00a0 To start, two competitors take position in the assigned late at each end of the course.\u00a0 After the start each competitor completes a leg of the course with a baton held in either hand and passes the baton at the conclusion of the first, second and third leg to the next runner.\u00a0 All competitors shall finish their leg of the event on their feet and in an upright position.<\/p>\n<p><strong>OPEN MEN:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Nathan Jones, Brandon Bishop, Samuel McMillan, Dustin Venables \u2013 Sussex County, Del.<\/li>\n<li>Rich Hamilton, Christian Becker, Devon Lee, Kade Ramm \u2013 Ocean City MD<\/li>\n<li>Pat Kilgallen, Bryon Iveson, Maurice Peacock, Ben Briglio \u2013 Riis Park, Jax Beach, Wrightsville, Town of Hempstead<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>OPEN WOMEN:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Evelyn Shoop, Josie Nixon, Kathryn Giles, Casey Nixon \u2013 Sussex County, Del.<\/li>\n<li>Elizabeth Vanderclute, Cierra Kopecky, Alexandra Santer, Kali Dawson \u2013 Ocean City MD<\/li>\n<li>Emily Bardak, Katie Kolar, Brianne Jackolski, Leah Russell \u2013 Smith Point, N.Y.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><u>BOARD RESCUE:<\/u><\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>In this event, one member of the team swims approximately 120 meters to a designated buoy, signals and waits to be picked up by the second member of the team on a board.\u00a0 They both paddle to shore and cross the finish line on the beach with the board.\u00a0 Competitors must start the correct allotted position.\u00a0 Competitors swimming to and signaling from the wrong buoy shall be disqualified.<\/p>\n<p><strong>OPEN MEN:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Austin Takeda &amp; James Bray, California State Lifeguard Assoc., Calif.<\/li>\n<li>Thomas O\u2019Neill &amp; Brian O\u2019Neill \u2013 Riis Park, N.Y.<\/li>\n<li>Hayden Hemmens &amp; Ben Brewer \u2013 Newport Beach Ocean Lifeguard Assoc. &amp; Santa Barbara Lifeguard Assoc., Calif.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>OPEN WOMEN:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Amanda Calabrese &amp; Maggie Purcell \u2013 Hampton Lifeguard Assoc., N.Y.<\/li>\n<li>Kelsey Cummings &amp; Jenna Solberg \u2013 LA County Surf Life Saving Assoc., Calif.<\/li>\n<li>Stephanie Eisenring &amp; Lesley Shahan \u2013 Miami Beach &amp; Pompano Beach, Fla.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>LANDLINE RESCUE:<\/strong>\u00a0This event consists of four persons: one victim, one land-line swimmer and two landline pullers. Each team will be assigned to a lane and corresponding flag buoy by random draw immediately before the heat.\u00a0 Heats will start, the landline swimmer with the shoulder strap or harness already on, swims in the assigned lane to the victim.\u00a0 Only the landline pullers may feed line to the swimmer.\u00a0 When the simmer reaches the victim, the simmer raises one arm in the air as a sign to the pullers to commence pulling. The victim must hold onto the rescue can with both hands at all times, and may kick.\u00a0 Upon signal from the swimmer, the pullers pull victim and swimmer to the beach.\u00a0 Pulling area is restricted to the assigned lane and may be no greater than 25 meters long.<\/p>\n<p><strong>COMBINED:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Emily Bardak, Kristofas Barsauskas, Brenrdon Kolar. Alex Triani \u2013 Smith Point, N.Y.<\/li>\n<li>Isabelle Ripp, Kevin Konarski, Christopher DeLuca, Pat Scribner \u2013 Smith Point, N.Y.<\/li>\n<li>Edwin Moriarty, Anthony Cabasino, Conor Carey, John Cottett \u2013 Long Beach NY<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><u>RUN-SWIM-RUN:<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0From the start line, competitors run to pass around the turning flag and enter the water to swim out and around he buoys. Competitors swim back to the beach to again run around the turning flag before running to the finish line.<\/p>\n<p><strong>OPEN MEN:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Christian Foti \u2013 Riis Park, N.Y.<\/li>\n<li>Pat Kilgallen \u2013 Riis Park, N.Y.<\/li>\n<li>Austin Takeda \u2013 California State Lifeguard Assoc.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>OPEN WOMEN:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Kelsey Cummings \u2013 LA County Surf Life Saving Association, Calif.<\/li>\n<li>Casey Francis \u2013 Virginia Beach Lifesaving Association<\/li>\n<li>Hallie Petersohn \u2013 Volusia Surf Lifesaving Association, Fla.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Age Group: 30-34<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Men: Jesse Chanying \u2013 Miami Beach, Fla.<\/p>\n<p>Women: Brittany Myers \u2013 Destin, Fla.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Age Group: 35-39<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Men: Todd Sudol \u2013 Monmouth County, N.J.<\/p>\n<p>Women: Jessica Ventura \u2013 Palm Beach County, Fla.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Age Group: 40-44<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Men: Mike Barrows \u2013 Monmouth County<\/p>\n<p>Women: Desi Stoyanova \u2013 Miami Beach, Fla.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Age Group: 45-49<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Men: Arthur Gehris \u2013 Volusia Surf Lifesaving Association, Fla.<\/p>\n<p>Women: Robyn Skove \u2013 Hollywood Beach, Fla.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Age Group: 50-54<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Men: Randall Eickhoff \u2013 California State Lifeguard Association<\/p>\n<p>Women: Chris Linkletter \u2013 LA County Surf Life Saving Association, Calif.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Age Group: 55-59<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Men: Luiz Freire \u2013 Hollywood Beach, Fla.<\/p>\n<p>Women: Julia Leo \u2013 Palm Beach County, Fla.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Age Group: 60-64<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Men: Robert Kollar \u2013 Jones Beach State Park, N.Y.<\/p>\n<p>Women: Nancy Hodges \u2013 Virginia Beach Lifesaving Association<\/p>\n<p><strong>Age Group: 65-69<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Men: Joel Gitelson \u2013 LA County Surf Life Saving Assoc., Calif.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Age Group: 70+<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Men: Ed Heinrich \u2013 LA County Surf Life Saving Association, Calif.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>IRONMAN\/IRONWOMAN:<\/u><\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Competitors cover a 1,400 meter (approx.) course that includes a swim leg, a board leg, a ski leg and a beach sprint finish.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Open Men\u2019s<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Brian Murphy \u2013 LA County Surf Life Saving Association, Calif.<\/li>\n<li>Oliver Puddick \u2013 Destin, Fla.<\/li>\n<li>Cooper Halligan \u2013 Destin, Fla.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Open Women\u2019s<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Kelsey Cummings \u2013 LA County Surf Life Saving Assoc., Calif.<\/li>\n<li>Jenna Solberg \u2013 LA County Surf Life Saving Assoc., Calif.<\/li>\n<li>Anne Skimmons \u2013 Monmouth County, N.J.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Age Group: 30-34<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Men: James Bray \u2013 California State Lifeguard Association<\/p>\n<p>Women: Tiffany LaCasse-Johnson \u2013 Palm Beach Couty, Fla.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Age Group: 35-39<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Men: Steven O\u2019Boyle \u2013 Sussex County, Del.<\/p>\n<p>Women: Jessica Ventura \u2013 Palm Beach County, Fla.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Age Group: 40-44<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Men: Phill Lloyd \u2013 Outer Banks, N.C.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Age Group: 45-49<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Men: Wade Rickerson \u2013 Fort Lauderdale Ocean Rescue, Fla.<\/p>\n<p>Women: Michelle Davidson \u2013 Monmouth County, N.J.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Age Group: 50-54<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Men: Randall Eickhoff \u2013 California State Lifeguard Association<\/p>\n<p>Women: Chris Linkletter \u2013 LA County Surf Life Saving Association, Calif.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Age Group 55-59<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Men: John Skudin \u2013 Long Beach, N.Y.<\/p>\n<p>Women: Nan Kappeler \u2013 California State Lifeguard Association<\/p>\n<p><strong>Age Group 60-64<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Men: Dale Adama \u2013 California State Lifeguard Association<\/p>\n<p><strong>Age Group 65-69:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Men: Joel Gitelson \u2013 LA County Surf Life Saving Assoc., Calif.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Age Group 70+:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Men: Ed Heinrich \u2013 LA County Surf Life Saving Assoc., Calif.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>SURFSKI RACE:<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0Competitors steady their skis in line in knee deep water about 1.5 meters apart.\u00a0 Competitors must obey directions from the starter or check starter concerning ski alignment at the start. On the starting signal, competitors paddle their skis around the apex course marked by three red buoys in a clockwise direction and return to finish when any part of the ski crosses the in-water finish line- ridden, gripped or carried by the competitor.\u00a0 Competitors may lose contact with their ski without necessarily being disqualified.<\/p>\n<p><strong>OPEN MEN:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Tim Burdiak \u2013 Los Angeles County Surf Life Saving Association, Calif.<\/li>\n<li>Ryan Paroz \u2013 Destin, Fla.<\/li>\n<li>Rich Sprout \u2013 California State Lifeguard Association<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>OPEN WOMEN:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Renae Jackson \u2013 California State Lifeguard Association<\/li>\n<li>Shannon Snell \u2013 Miami Beach, Fla.<\/li>\n<li>Anne Skimmons \u2013 Monmouth County, N.J.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><u>TAPLIN RELAY:\u00a0<\/u><\/strong>Teams of 4 competitors (1 swimmer, 1 board paddler, 1 surfskier and 1 runner) cove the approximately 1,400-meter course in a sequence of legs determined by draw at the start of each competition.\u00a0 The run leg is always the final leg.\u00a0 If the ski leg is first, competitors shall start with a typical inn-water start.\u00a0 Conditions of racing each leg are as generally required for the individual condition of that discipline including the rules governing the component disciplines: surf ski races, board races, surf race sand beach sprints. Competitors must commence their leg of the event from the correct allotted beach position. To ensure fair starts and finishes alignment of the start line and finish line to the buoys may be altered at the discretion of the referee, depending on the prevailing sea conditions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>OPEN MEN:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Hayden Hemmens, Patrick Hemmens, Zane Booth, Ben Brewer \u2013 Newport Beach Ocean Lifeguard Assoc., California State Lifeguard Assoc., Santa Barbara Lifeguard Assoc., Calif.<\/li>\n<li>James Bray, Troy Kauffman, Austin Takeda, Ryan Gates \u2013 California State Lifeguard Assoc.<\/li>\n<li>Tyler Burch, Bryce Green, Phill Lloyd, Jarrad Greentree \u2013 Outer Banks, N.C.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>OPEN WOMEN:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Jessica King, Madison Young, Kim Murphy, Tamra Morris \u2013 Volusia Surf Lifesaving Association, Fla.<\/li>\n<li>Kerry Giovanniello, Megan Cabasino, Zoe Colomer, Renae Jackson \u2013 Long Beach NY\/California State Lifeguard Assoc.<\/li>\n<li>Desi Stoyanova, Stephanie Eisenring, Lesley Shahan, Shannon Snell \u2013 Miami Beach\/Pompano Beach, Fla.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>About USLA<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The United States Lifesaving Association is America\u2019s nonprofit professional association of beach lifeguards and open water rescuers. USLA works to reduce the incidence of death and injury in the aquatic environment through public education, national lifeguard standards, training programs, promotion of high levels of lifeguard readiness, and other means. Lifeguard competition in the U.S. owes its heritage to the Surf Lifesaving competitions in Australia. The first National Lifeguard Competition under the USLA banner was held in San Diego in August of 1980, bringing members of the various chapters from around the nation to compete.\u00a0 There are now more than 100 chapters of USLA, each affiliated with local lifesaving services and beach patrols, and composed of employees of these organizations. For more information, please visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.uslanationals.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=http:\/\/www.uslanationals.org&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1502676812010000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGUvb69rz1siaGAmV_fOmbqsRbPPg\">www.uslanationals.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Press release courtesy of the USLA.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2017 United States Lifesaving Association (USLA) National Lifeguard Championships capped off an exciting week of competition\u00a0on Saturday, crowning new national champions on the sands of Daytona Beach, Fla.\u00a0 Close<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":56,"featured_media":272476,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"dois","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[7],"tags":[63212,5547,42370,42124],"class_list":["post-272475","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-usa","tag-2017-usla-national-lifeguard-championships","tag-daytona-beach","tag-lifeguards","tag-monmouth-county"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.3 (Yoast SEO v24.3) - 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