Smith Point Wins, 9th National Lifeguard Championship!

Smith Point – 2016 National Champions Congratulations to SMITH POINT! Ranking Chapter Total Points?1 Smith Point 405.375?2 Fort Lauderdale Ocean Rescue 105.625?3 Boca Raton 92.125?4 Coronado Beach Lifeguards 86.125?5 Wrightsville Beach 80.125?6 Delray Beach Ocean Rescue 76.250?7 Destin 55.375?8 Dania Beach 52.125?9 Santa Barbara Lifeguard Assoc 34.000?10 Los Angeles City Lifeguard Assoc 18.750 11 Laguna […]

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August 14, 2016
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2016 USLA National Lifeguard Championship

If you were unable to go to California, this year the 2016 USLA National Lifeguard Championship (8/11/16 8/13/16) is held at Hermosa Beach Pier. Several teams including Smith Point, Long Beach LI, LA County & Cal State and many others will be competing against each other for the National Title. This year the competition will […]

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August 11, 2016
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A message from the Suffolk County Executive Steven Bellone

A message from the Suffolk County Executive Steven Bellone “Join me in congratulating Suffolk County’s own Smith Point Ocean Rescue Team on their impressive victory at the 2016 Long Island Lifeguard Championship this week! This year’s competition featured top lifeguard teams from all over the Island who made their communities proud in this remarkable display of teamwork and athleticism. […]

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July 27, 2016
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2016 L.I. Lifeguard Championship

On Monday, July 25th, lifeguards from Jones Beach, Long Beach, Fire Island W, Smith Point, West Hampton and East Hampton, competed in the Long Island Lifeguard Championship at Smith Point Beach. This annual event showcased the life-saving skills and athletic prowess of local lifeguards… It was a superb day of competition and camaraderie. Long Island […]

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July 25, 2016
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Mariusz Borkowski (Class of 1997) and Erik Gorman (Class of 2000) inducted into Smith Point Hall of Fame

From L-R: Mariusz Borkowski, Dana Purdy, Michael Brocki and Erik Gorman (ULSA 2012 Landline National Champions) 5 x Long Island Landline Champions 3 x Long Island Yoke Champions 10 Consecutive Years National Landline Finalist 2 x National Landline Champions Zero Drownings During 37 Year Combined Tenure

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July 25, 2016
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Junior Lifeguard Program 2016

The Smith Point Junior Lifeguard program’s goal is to educate our Suffolk County Patrons and youth about ocean safety. Through ocean training, interaction and exploration, the Smith Point Junior Lifeguards gain: development of confidence, mental and physical fitness and respect for one another and the coastal environment. Each Sunday, (7/10/16, 7/17/16 and 7/24/16) the training […]

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July 25, 2016
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East Hampton 2016

On Thursday, July 21st, lifeguards from Mastic and as far east as Montauk competed in the East Hampton Main Beach Ocean Lifeguard Tournament. This annual event showcases the life-saving skills and athletic prowess of local lifeguards… Smith Point Lifeguards took second place.??The competition’s events included the following: the distance swim, the distance run, the landline […]

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July 22, 2016
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USLA MID-ATLANTIC REGIONAL LIFESAVING CHAMPIONSHIPS (CRAFT)

There are two types of surf skis, the spec ski and the ocean ski. The ocean ski is made for long-distance ocean paddling and is usually raced downwind with the swells. Typically 5.0-6.0 meters (16½-21 ft) long and only 40–50 cm (16-20″) wide, surf skis are extremely fast when paddled on flat water (only an Olympic K1 […]

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July 21, 2016
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A Memory of Grief

The following was an editorial that S.P. Alumni, Rob McDonough, wrote to Newsday in July of 1996. A Memory of Grief As a Suffolk County Lifeguard working at Smith Point Park for 5 summers, I attended the memorial ceremony held there last Monday for the families and friends of the TWA Flight 800 victims. Although, […]

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July 17, 2016
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