Annual lifeguard competition moves to Towers Beach

REHOBOTH BEACH — The 2024 United States Lifesaving Association’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Championships will begin at 9:30 a.m. Wed. July 10, and has moved from Rehoboth Beach to Towers Beach in Delaware Seashore State Park due to construction,

This is the 27th consecutive year that the Rehoboth Beach Patrol has been selected to host this event, which draws 250-350 lifeguard-competitors from New York to Virginia.

The event includes traditional competitions including a 90-meter sprint, 2K beach run, 4 x 90 soft-sand beach relay, 400-meter surf swim, swimmer rescue race, landline rescue race, paddleboard rescue race, run-swim-run, surf dash and beach flags. In addition, surf skis and board events, which traditionally have been held in New Jersey, will be held in Delaware for the first time this year.