By Linda Santacruz linda.santacruz@news-jrnl.com PUBDATE Published: Monday, April 27, 2015 at 2:54 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, April 28, 2015 at 12:30 a.m. DAYTONA BEACH — AJ Miller took a deep breath as he stood facing the ocean with a paddleboard on his side. The copper-skinned lifeguard, wearing a small red Speedo and tight blue tank top, […]
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Attention 2015 Smith Point Lifeguard Candidates. The 2015 training course will start at Suffolk County Community College (Brentwood Campus) Saturday, 3/14/15, from 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM Saturday 3/28/15, 1:00 – 4:00 PM Saturday 4/18/15, 1:00 – 4:00 PM Saturday 4/25/15, 1:00 – 4:00 PM Saturday 5/2/15, 1:00 – 4:00 PM Saturday 5/9/15, 1:00 – […]
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Must See Video posted January 13, 2015 by Anita Sthankiya This short video gets your attention is cute and effective. Learn How to Save a Choking Baby in 40 Seconds St John Ambulance has launched a new advertisement geared at teaching parents how to save a choking baby through animation. The Chokeables features […]
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Photo Credit: D. Purdy Updated December 15, 2014 9:01 PM By RICK BRAND rick.brand@newsday.com The Suffolk Legislature last night unanimously approved a $200,000 emergency resolution to ensure that Cupsogue Beach, whose pavilion was ravaged by fire last fall, can reopen in temporary quarters next summer for 110,000 local beachgoers. The resolution would take unused money […]
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Source: https://www.facebook.com/usla The USLA National Lifeguard Championships will be held in Daytona Beach, FL from August 5 – 8, 2015. Details can be found on USLA’s Lifesaving Events Calendar at www.usla.org. You can even book your hotel today! Brush up on your competition rules, train hard and check back often on our Nationals Webpage (www.usla.org/Nationals) for regularly updated […]
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The regular season just ended, for three of our own SP lifeguards, Jacqueline Dominger, Julia Horan and Paige Kolar. Dominger became the Suffolk County Champion in 200 individual medley hitting a 2:08.10 mark. Jacqueline also placed second in 100 butterfly (57.74)! Julia Horan took 2nd place in 200 freestyle with a time of 1:57.46 as […]
Read More Dominger and Horan dominate at Suffolk County Championship
We would like to recognize the following SP Lifeguards … Joseph W. Dooley Bernie Kolar Members and their families of the Armed Services Corporal Christopher Kelly, USMC Corporal Justin Bales, USMC Martin Viera, A1C USAF Lt. Sean Boughal USAF 103 Para Rescue Lt. Col. James McAllister, Jr. Army Special Forces Airborne Joseph Cussimano, WWII Infantry […]
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By Greg Lee Thursday, October 09, 2014 05:54PM SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. (KABC) — The Newport Beach lifeguard who drowned while attempting to save a swimmer is the first to be posthumously awarded with a medal of valor, the highest honor for lifeguards. Ben Carlson’s parents Chris and Terry accepted the award Thursday from the United States […]
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Mastic Beach – Scientists and Environmentalists are trying to piece together what triggered a whale and a sea turtle to wash up at Smith Point County Park Thursday. According to environmentalists, the mammal has been described as a rare and endangered 50-foot finback whale. The fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus), also called the finback whale, razorback, […]
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Source: Lifeguard Competition Rescue 2014 has concluded with some great finishes by the USA team in the Oceanman and Oceanwoman relay. USA 13th Place Overall!!! It was a pleasure following all of our USA competitors and seeing all the fantastic results. A shout out has to go to Brian Patrick Murphy, who is putting his international rescue […]
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