Huntington State Beach Lifeguard Try Outs
The try outs for a lifeguard position can be exhausting, and you have to be both physically and mentally prepared. On March 7, 2009, the lifeguard tryouts were held at Huntington State Beach. The re-qualification for existing lifeguards were held first, and the applicants were able to watch.
The requirements for the re-qualifications were for the lifeguards to swim a 1000 yard open water swim within 20 minutes. The permanent lifeguards set up for this event with the lifeguard boat, set up buoys to swim around, launch the personal watercraft, and have lifeguards on duty to ensure it is a safe event.
For the re-qualifications for Huntington State Beach, 81 people showed up. Some were wearing wet suits and others were not. The water was approximately 56-58 degrees. The swimmers are prepped on the swim, and the expectation.
It was quite an event to watch, as the lifeguards plunged into the water and "went for it". You can see they all have the competitive edge and it is exciting to watch. They swim straight out to a buoy and around another buoy and back to shore. They have to be experienced with the ocean and know and about the currents and how that will affect their swim. My daughter Heather swam in this event and did great, she finished in 13.44. Pretty fast considering no wet suit, and had currents to contend with.
After their re-qualifications, the applicants for other California State lifeguard positions completed their swim. They also had another event to complete which is a run - swim - run. After successful completion of the physical events, the lifeguard applicants must qualification interview to be accepted into the training program. From there, these applicants must successfully complete the training program in order to be eligible for hire for a State Lifeguard position.
The dates for other State Lifeguard tryouts are:
Leo Carillo State Park March 21, 2009
San Clemente State Park March 28, 2009
Refugio State Beach March 29, 2009
Monterey State Beach April 4, 2009
Crystal Cove State Beach April 4, 2009
These events start at 9:00 am sharp. Please verify time and date with the Statelifeguards.com website if you are trying out.
Congratulations to those who competed in this event, and look forward to seeing you this summer watching our State beaches.
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