About Our Guards
Spend the summer working on the beaches of Hilton Head Island, South Carolina!
Shore Beach Services
Serving Hilton Head since 1974
Shore Beach Service lifeguards are certified in lifesaving, CPR, and first aid. Most are college students from across the country and around the world. In addition to their certifications, our lifeguards participate in weekly training sessions that prepare them for the job and our lifeguard competition held annually on Hilton Head. Our competition, which consists of various swimming and running events, is used to select our team to send to the South Atlantic Lifesaving Association’s competition.
Work hard, Play Hard
Shore lifeguards also participate in several social events. Restaurants, including Casey’s, the Hurrincane Bar, Black Marlin, Chow Daddy’s and Marley’s have hosted parties to welcome our lifeguards to the island. Zipline Hilton Head (@ziphiltonhead)allowed our guards to use their Zipline and Aerial Adventure courses…an amazing experience! Shore’s staff often participates in a the St Patrick’s Day Parade on Hilton Head, with Shore lifeguards and Junior Lifeguards passing out 1,000’s of wristbands with the USLA’s top safety tip “Swim Near A Lifeguard.”
Everyone looks forward to Shore’s biggest social event of the year, the Employee Appreciation Party (also known as Shore Prom). For the last several years, the party has been held at Poseidon’s Rooftop Bar. The food and views are always fantastic! After dinner, there are several presentations, including medal and ribbons for local and regional competition, as well as plaques for Women’s, Men’s and Team champions of the Lifeguard Competition. The evening concludes with the highly anticipated awarding of the Rookie of the Year and Lifeguard of the Year.
Lifeguards
By the Numbers
Each year, we hire more than 70 lifeguards from across the country and around the world.
First year lifeguard personnel earn up to $1,008/week.
Most of our lifeguard personnel works 6 days per week.
Lifeguard Awards
Lifeguard of the Year Award
Since 1996, Shore Beach Service’s management staff has selected lifeguard who best exemplifies our Top Ten Values and Goals & Objectives as the Lifeguard of the Year.
The honor is named the Scott Freiberger Award, in memory of a former Shore Beach Service lifeguard who passed away due to an aneurysm in 1996 at the age of 23. Since 2022, the Freiberger family has generously contributed to the winner’s charity of choice.
Rookie of the Year Award
Shore Beach Service awarded the Rookie of the Year for the first time in 2002. The criteria for the award is the same as for the Lifeguard of the Year, except that only guards in their first season of employment with Shore are eligible.
BEN ELLIS - 2023 Lifeguard of the Year
Our 2023 Lifeguard of the Year was Ben Ellis, a 7th year guard from Parsonsfield, Maine. Ben choose The Ben Carlson Foundation for his charitable donation from the Freiberger family.
CARSON SPARKS - 2023 Rookie of the Year
Our 2023 Rookie of the Year was Carson Sparks from Cowpens, South Carolina He started working for Shore in April and immediately became one of our best employees.
Past Lifeguards of the Year
Past Lifeguards of the Year
2022 – Ryan Chlopowicz
2021 – Teddy Vosberg
2020 – Chris Schmidt
2019 – Parker Whitley
2018 – Kevin Murphy
2017 – Myshel Rodenbeck
2016 – James Williams
2015 – Zac Laffin
2014 – Taylor Smith
2013 – Brian Whitley
2012 – Andrew Adams
2011 – Taylor Krueger
2010 – Dan Gorman
2009 – Matt Brown
2008 – Chelsey Kucera
2007 – Mycal Rodenbeck
2006 – Lauren Buck
2005 – Jerry Staub
2004 – Elise Thornell
2003 – Trevor Mitchell
2002 – Ryan Baily
2001 – Jennifer Campbell
2000 – Kristi Guggisberg
1999 – Jake Morgan
1999 – Ryan Newcomb
1998 – Ashley McDaniel
1997 – Oakley Dickson
1997 – Becky Douglas
1996 – Zeke Stumpf
2022 – Federico Bracco
2021 – Caitlyn Richmond
2020 – Lindsey Choate
2019 – Will Dvorsky
2018 – Mitchell Prather
2017 – Parker Whitley
2016 – Elisha Brooks
2015 – Matt Arzenti
2014 – Justin German
2013 – Robert Murdoch
2012 – Katie Curtis
2011 – Dakota Logan
2010 – Myshel Rodenbeck
2009 – Whitney Cubbage
2008 – Meghan Rooney
2007 – Amber Gray
2006 – Colleen Pelly
2005 – Andy Motlis
2004 – Susie Duke
2003 – Sarah MacLaughlin
2002 – Matt Thompson
116 Arrow Road • Hilton Head Island, SC 29928
Phone: (843)785-3494 • Fax: (843)785-2023 • office@shorebeach.com