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John Ryan Jr., left, and T.J. Calabrese led the Guardians course this past summer.  NICHOLAS SOPKIN

John Ryan Jr., left, and T.J. Calabrese led the Guardians course this past summer. NICHOLAS SOPKIN

John Ryan Jr., left, and T.J. Calabrese led the Guardians course this past summer.  NICHOLAS SOPKIN

John Ryan Jr., left, and T.J. Calabrese led the Guardians course this past summer. NICHOLAS SOPKIN

John Ryan Jr., left, and T.J. Calabrese led the Guardians course this past summer.  NICHOLAS SOPKIN

John Ryan Jr., left, and T.J. Calabrese led the Guardians course this past summer. NICHOLAS SOPKIN

John Ryan Jr., left, and T.J. Calabrese led the Guardians course this past summer.  NICHOLAS SOPKIN

John Ryan Jr., left, and T.J. Calabrese led the Guardians course this past summer. NICHOLAS SOPKIN

John Ryan Jr., left, and T.J. Calabrese led the Guardians course this past summer.  NICHOLAS SOPKIN

John Ryan Jr., left, and T.J. Calabrese led the Guardians course this past summer. NICHOLAS SOPKIN

John Ryan Jr. and T.J. Calabrese led the Guardians course this past summer.  NICHOLAS SOPKIN

John Ryan Jr. and T.J. Calabrese led the Guardians course this past summer. NICHOLAS SOPKIN

East Hampton Town Chief Lifeguard and HLA President John Ryan Jr., leads a Guardians course this past summer.  NICHOLAS SOPKIN

East Hampton Town Chief Lifeguard and HLA President John Ryan Jr., leads a Guardians course this past summer. NICHOLAS SOPKIN

East Hampton Town Chief Lifeguard and HLA President John Ryan Jr., leads a Guardians course this past summer.  NICHOLAS SOPKIN

East Hampton Town Chief Lifeguard and HLA President John Ryan Jr., leads a Guardians course this past summer. NICHOLAS SOPKIN

East Hampton Town Chief Lifeguard and HLA President John Ryan Jr., leads a Guardians course this past summer.  NICHOLAS SOPKIN

East Hampton Town Chief Lifeguard and HLA President John Ryan Jr., leads a Guardians course this past summer. NICHOLAS SOPKIN

East Hampton Town Chief Lifeguard and HLA President John Ryan Jr., leads a Guardians course this past summer.  NICHOLAS SOPKIN

East Hampton Town Chief Lifeguard and HLA President John Ryan Jr., leads a Guardians course this past summer. NICHOLAS SOPKIN

East Hampton Town Chief Lifeguard and HLA President John Ryan Jr., leads a Guardians course this past summer.  NICHOLAS SOPKIN

East Hampton Town Chief Lifeguard and HLA President John Ryan Jr., leads a Guardians course this past summer. NICHOLAS SOPKIN

East Hampton Town Chief Lifeguard and HLA President John Ryan Jr., leads a Guardians course this past summer.  NICHOLAS SOPKIN

East Hampton Town Chief Lifeguard and HLA President John Ryan Jr., leads a Guardians course this past summer. NICHOLAS SOPKIN

East Hampton Town Chief Lifeguard and HLA President John Ryan Jr., leads a Guardians course this past summer.  NICHOLAS SOPKIN

East Hampton Town Chief Lifeguard and HLA President John Ryan Jr., leads a Guardians course this past summer. NICHOLAS SOPKIN

T.J. Calabrese led the Guardians course this past summer.  NICHOLAS SOPKIN

T.J. Calabrese led the Guardians course this past summer. NICHOLAS SOPKIN

The Guardians courses are for adults looking to learn the basics of the ocean.  NICHOLAS SOPKIN

The Guardians courses are for adults looking to learn the basics of the ocean. NICHOLAS SOPKIN

The Guardians courses are for adults looking to learn the basics of the ocean.  NICHOLAS SOPKIN

The Guardians courses are for adults looking to learn the basics of the ocean. NICHOLAS SOPKIN

T.J. Calabrese led the Guardians course this past summer.  NICHOLAS SOPKIN

T.J. Calabrese led the Guardians course this past summer. NICHOLAS SOPKIN

The Guardians courses are for adults looking to learn the basics of the ocean.  NICHOLAS SOPKIN

The Guardians courses are for adults looking to learn the basics of the ocean. NICHOLAS SOPKIN

Jack Graves on Oct 14, 2025
The two-week pilot Guardians program for about 50 parents of junior lifeguards this past summer was so successful that John Ryan Jr., chief of East Hampton Town’s lifeguards, will offer... more

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