{"id":156,"date":"2024-12-23T04:06:37","date_gmt":"2024-12-23T04:06:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chaospreview.com\/shorebeach\/?page_id=156"},"modified":"2026-02-03T15:31:52","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T15:31:52","slug":"lifeguards","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/shorebeach.com\/index.php\/lifeguards\/","title":{"rendered":"About Our Lifeguards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Our Mission&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;b536d0c3-875c-4b83-ae7a-9fe6ad12dbdd&#8221; background_color=&#8221;RGBA(255,255,255,0)&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;2vw||2vw||true|false&#8221; collapsed=&#8221;on&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{%22gcid-1f1bf5fb-a99d-4acc-8d9e-ddac074c158c%22:%91%22background_color_gradient_stops%22%93,%22gcid-a78660e1-cfc7-4771-a566-6834d6a7f06a%22:%91%22background_color_gradient_stops%22%93,%22gcid-24b0db87-dafa-47d9-995f-b90181e18c52%22:%91%22background_color_gradient_stops%22%93}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; 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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. 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After dinner, there are several presentations, including medals and ribbons for local and regional competition, as well as plaques for Women&#8217;s, Men&#8217;s and Team champions of the Lifeguard Competition. 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