Jones Beach Sweeps This Year's Main Beach Ocean Lifeguard Tournament

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The men compete in the beach flags.  RON ESPOSITO

The men compete in the beach flags. RON ESPOSITO

A Smith Point guard dives for a beach flag.   RON ESPOSITO

A Smith Point guard dives for a beach flag. RON ESPOSITO

The men compete in the beach flags.   RON ESPOSITO

The men compete in the beach flags. RON ESPOSITO

The men compete in the beach flags.   RON ESPOSITO

The men compete in the beach flags. RON ESPOSITO

The men compete in the beach flags.   RON ESPOSITO

The men compete in the beach flags. RON ESPOSITO

The women compete in the beach flags.   RON ESPOSITO

The women compete in the beach flags. RON ESPOSITO

The women compete in the beach flags.   RON ESPOSITO

The women compete in the beach flags. RON ESPOSITO

The women compete in the beach flags.   RON ESPOSITO

The women compete in the beach flags. RON ESPOSITO

The men compete in the beach flags.   RON ESPOSITO

The men compete in the beach flags. RON ESPOSITO

The men compete in the beach flags.   RON ESPOSITO

The men compete in the beach flags. RON ESPOSITO

The men compete in the beach flags.   RON ESPOSITO

The men compete in the beach flags. RON ESPOSITO

East Hampton Village lifeguards.   RON ESPOSITO

East Hampton Village lifeguards. RON ESPOSITO

Southampton Town's

Southampton Town's "west women" lifeguards. RON ESPOSITO

Having fun competing.   RON ESPOSITO

Having fun competing. RON ESPOSITO

The men compete in the 4x1 sand relay.   RON ESPOSITO

The men compete in the 4x1 sand relay. RON ESPOSITO

A lifeguard comes out of the surf.   RON ESPOSITO

A lifeguard comes out of the surf. RON ESPOSITO

Women guards competing in the run-swim-run.   RON ESPOSITO

Women guards competing in the run-swim-run. RON ESPOSITO

Preparing for beach flags as the sun sets at Main Beach, East Hampton,   RON EPOSITO

Preparing for beach flags as the sun sets at Main Beach, East Hampton, RON EPOSITO

The men compete in the beach flags.  RON ESPOSITO

The men compete in the beach flags. RON ESPOSITO

The men compete in the beach flags.  RON ESPOSITO

The men compete in the beach flags. RON ESPOSITO

The women compete in the beach flags.   RON ESPOSITO

The women compete in the beach flags. RON ESPOSITO

RON ESPOSITO

RON ESPOSITO

East Hampton and HLA guard Ryleigh O'Donnell.   RON ESPOSITO

East Hampton and HLA guard Ryleigh O'Donnell. RON ESPOSITO

Guards race out of the surf in the paddleboard relay.   RON ESPOSITO

Guards race out of the surf in the paddleboard relay. RON ESPOSITO

East Hampton Town lifeguards.  RON ESPOSITO

East Hampton Town lifeguards. RON ESPOSITO

Luke Castillo competes in the 4x1 sand relay.  RON ESPOSITO

Luke Castillo competes in the 4x1 sand relay. RON ESPOSITO

A lifeguard competing in the run-swim-run runs around the flag.   RON ESPOSITO

A lifeguard competing in the run-swim-run runs around the flag. RON ESPOSITO

Getting ready for it all to begin.  RON ESPOSITO

Getting ready for it all to begin. RON ESPOSITO

Southampton Town Assistant Chief Lifeguard Dave Riley.   RON ESPOSITO

Southampton Town Assistant Chief Lifeguard Dave Riley. RON ESPOSITO

Guards head out in the paddleboard relay.   RON ESPOSITO

Guards head out in the paddleboard relay. RON ESPOSITO

Melina Sarlo competing in the paddleboard relay.   RON ESPOSITO

Melina Sarlo competing in the paddleboard relay. RON ESPOSITO

Lifeguards paddle out in the paddleboard relay.  RON ESPOSITO

Lifeguards paddle out in the paddleboard relay. RON ESPOSITO

A pair of lifeguards in the paddleboard relay.   RON ESPOSITO

A pair of lifeguards in the paddleboard relay. RON ESPOSITO

A lifeguard in the paddleboard relay.   RON ESPOSITO

A lifeguard in the paddleboard relay. RON ESPOSITO

Charlie Corwin competes in the paddleboard relay.  RON ESPOSITO

Charlie Corwin competes in the paddleboard relay. RON ESPOSITO

A pair of Smith Point lifeguards having a good time.   RON ESPOSITO

A pair of Smith Point lifeguards having a good time. RON ESPOSITO

East Hampton Town lifeguards Carina Castillo and Eli Dickson.   RON ESPOSITO

East Hampton Town lifeguards Carina Castillo and Eli Dickson. RON ESPOSITO

East Hampton Town's Abby O'Sullivan, right, battles another guard in the beach flags.  RON ESPOSITO

East Hampton Town's Abby O'Sullivan, right, battles another guard in the beach flags. RON ESPOSITO

Southampton Town guards Peter Schaefer, left, Dave Riley, Bryan Schoerlin and Jack Duryea.   RON ESPOSITO

Southampton Town guards Peter Schaefer, left, Dave Riley, Bryan Schoerlin and Jack Duryea. RON ESPOSITO

Drew Budd on Jul 30, 2024
East Hampton Town may not have seen the same results as last year, when both the men’s and women’s teams won the annual Main Beach Ocean Lifeguard tourney, but last... more

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