Learn Rip Current Safety: USLA has found that some 80% of rescues by USLA affiliated lifeguards at ocean beaches are caused by rip currents. These currents are formed by surf and gravity, because once surf pushes water up the slope of the beach, gravity pulls it back. This can create concentrated rivers of water moving […]
Read More Water Safety of the Week #8
Attention Junior Lifeguards, rash guards are in. Sizes available are 6, 8, 10, 12. Stop by our office at Smith Point, if you would like to get one.
Read More Attention Junior Lifeguards – rash guards are in!
Smith Point Bridge will be CLOSED 7-9AM this Sunday, August 4, 2019, for the annual Smith Point Triathlon. No cars to cross over the bridge and no tall ships to cross under. The Smith Point Triathlon starts at Smith Point County Park, with a fast 500 meter Narrow Bay swim and continues on to a […]
Read More Smith Point Bridge will be CLOSED
Photo Credit: Nikole Pikulik On Monday, July 29th, lifeguards from across Long Island came together for a day of intense competition to see who is the best on the Island. Many times the competition resembles the USLA National Lifeguard Championships, as year after year, the same individuals wind up competing for the same title at […]
Read More Smith Point Wins – 2019 “Joe W. Dooley” Long Island Lifeguard Championship
From L-R; Kevin Krause, Marty Viera, Matt Moran 16 x Long Island & Regional Champion 11 x National Age Group Champion 6 x New York State Track Champion One of Top Ironman Competitors in the World Top 20 American Finisher Boston Marathon Elite Lifeguard Competitor for 28 Years Zero Drownings During Lifeguard Tenure
Read More Kevin Krause (Class of 1994) inducted into Smith Point Hall of Fame
From L-R; Kevin Krause, Marty Viera, Matt Moran 9 x Long Island Champion 2K and 4 x 100 2000 USLA National Champion 2 Mile Run/Smith Point’s First Ever Individual National Champion 8 x National Medalist 2K, 4 X 100 Suffolk County 1/2 Marathon Champion 2 x SUNY Cortland Track Coach of the Year Zero Drownings […]
Read More Matt Moran (Class of 1993) inducted into Smith Point Hall of Fame
2001 & 2003 National Champion 2 Mile Run Smith Point First Ever Woman National Champion 6 x National Medalist Division I Scholarship to Duke University 4 x ACC ALL-EAST COAST Ph.D. in Naturopathic Medicine Zero Drownings During Lifeguard Tenure Dr. Allison Hofmann is a board certified Naturopathic Doctor, a 2010 graduate of Bastyr University. Dr. […]
Read More Allison Hoffman (Class of 2000) inducted into the Smith Point Hall of Fame
10:00 – 10:05 AM Introduction 10:05- 10:25 AM – One Mile Beach Run; Runners will race a half a mile down the beach to a flag about which they turn clockwise and proceed back to the starting point where they will finish. The Start/Finish and turn around the flag are located in the soft sand. […]
Read More 2019 Junior Lifeguards Week #3
Head Lifeguard Cedar BeachRed Cross CPR Instructor Lindenhurst Swim Coach; Coach, director of swimming Suffolk County Wrestling Champion 1967 Suffolk County Wrestling Hall of Fame National Wrestling Hall of Fame Zero drownings during 40 year tenure Source: https://patch.com Source: https://www.suffolksportshof.com/brodmerkel-paul/
Read More Paul Brodmerkel – 2019 New York State Lifeguard of the Year
Another year, another great event. Fans, young and old, layered a dozen rows deep, enjoying great competition. Long Island lifeguards from as far as Jones Beach and as close as East Hampton gathered around for their chance to show their athleticism and prowess. Smith Point Lifeguards didn’t disappoint with another great performance at East Hampton […]
Read More 2019 East Hampton Main Beach Lifeguard Tournament
