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  • Lifeguards for Life: John Ryan Sr. and John Ryan Jr. Are The East Hampton Press People of the Year for 2023

    Lifeguards for Life: John Ryan Sr. and John Ryan Jr. Are The East Hampton Press People of the Year for 2023

    December 28. 2023

    27east.com

  • The Hampton Lifeguard Association’s men’s landline rescue race participants, Thomas Brierley, in the foreground above, Ethan McCormac, Patrick O’Donnell, and Vincent Mullen, finished fifth among 16 teams from both coasts.

    An Active Week on Courts and Ocean

    August 17, 2023

    The East Hampton Star

  • The Hampton Lifeguard Association took a team of nearly 100 lifeguards -- both juniors and adults -- to the USLA National Lifeguard Championships in Virgnia Beach, Virginia

    HLA Competition Team Shines at Lifeguarding Nationals in Virginia Beach

    August 16, 2023

    27east.com

  • What a Lifeguard Wants You to Know About Safety When You’re Swimming

    What a Lifeguard Wants You to Know About Safety When You’re Swimming

    August 15, 2023

    Katie Couric Media

  • Junior Lifeguards competing in torp rescue

    HLA Hosts Its Annual East Hampton Junior Lifeguard Tournament

    August 10, 2023

    27east.com

  • The East Hampton Town women’s A team, some of whom are seen above in the landline rescue competition, easily defeated its 10 opponents in the Main Beach lifeguard tournament last Thursday.

    High-Water Marks for East Hampton Lifeguards

    August 3, 2023

    The East Hampton Star

  • Rip Tides Make for Hazardous Summer at East Hampton Beaches

    Rip Tides Make for Hazardous Summer at East Hampton Beaches

    August 3, 2023

    27east.com

  • Jones Beach lifeguards

    East Hampton Town Lifeguards Host, Win Its Biggest Main Beach Tournament Yet

    July 31, 2023

    27east.com

  • John Ryan Jr., East Hampton Town’s chief lifeguard, demonstrated the proper way to hold the AquaEye at the Amagansett Life-Saving Station on Saturday.

    Lifeguards Want ‘Eyes’ Below the Surface

    July 27, 2023

    The East Hampton Star

  • A coed beach volleyball tournament contested by East Hampton Town and Village lifeguards at the village's Main Beach last Thursday evening drew several hundred spectators.

    Main Beach Lifeguard Tourney Biggest Yet

    July 26, 2023

    The East Hampton Star

  • Despite the threat of thunderstorms and rough seas, the Hampton Lifeguard Association went ahead with its second annual Run-Swim-Run competition on Friday at Atlantic Avenue Beach in Amagansett.

    Despite Rough Conditions, HLA Hosts Its Second Annual Run-Swim-Run

    July 18, 2023

    27east.com

  • Luke Ferraro, far left, was one of two 16-year-old lifeguards who performed CPR on David Plotkin, center, after he collapsed while biking at Indian Wells Beach in Amagansett on July 30. After his recovery, Mr. Plotkin visited the beach to thank the g

    ‘Gone for 12 Minutes,' Teen Lifeguards Helped Save Him

    September 1, 2022

    The East Hampton Star

  • Amanda Calabrese, competing in the 4x100 relay, won her sixth national championship in beach flags over the weekend.   NICOLE CASTILLO

    Calabrese Wins Sixth National Beach Flags Championship As Hamptons Lifeguards Finish Fifth in California

    August 15, 2022

    27East

  • Dylan Smith and Luke Castillo dove for the "flag" during Sunday's beach flag competition. Craig Macnaughton Photos

    Hundreds Competed in Junior Lifeguards Tournament

    August 8, 2022

    The East Hampton Star

  • Ashlyn O’Donnell emerges from the ocean with her paddleboard. CINTIA PARSONS

    Hundreds Of Junior Lifeguards Hit The Beach In Amagansett For Annual Tournament

    August 8, 2022

    27 East

  • The men compete in the beach flags.   RON ESPOSITO

    Mere Points Are The Difference In East Hampton Main Beach Lifeguard Tournament

    July 26, 2022

    27 East

  • Many of the lifeguards at Atlantic Beach in Amagansett have gone through the East Hampton Town junior lifeguard program.   KYRIL BROMLEY

    Full Circle: From Junior Lifeguards To Full-Time Lifesavers

    July 26, 2022

    27 East

  • Miles Menu of Springs, a junior lifeguard, made his first ocean save. Durell Godfrey

    A Lifeguard-to-Be's First Ocean Save

    July 13, 2022

    The East Hampton Star

  • John Ryan, Jr.

    Ryans to the Rescue

    May 31, 2021

    Afloat USA

  • Caroline Brown was just one of two who were named United States Lifesaving Association Junior Lifeguard of the Year 2019

    Caroline Brown Is One Of Two In The Country To Receive The USLA Junior Lifeguard Of The Year Award

    December 19, 2019

    27 East

  • Ryan Paroz, Amanda Calabrese, Sophia Swanson and Bella Tarbet all competed with USLA at the 2019 International Surf Rescue Challenge.

    Four HLA Guards Compete At The 2019 International Surf Rescue Challenge

    October 1, 2019

    27 East

  • Nina Piacentine, a member of East Hampton Town’s women’s A team, which finished second to the Smith Point women, gave it her all. Craig Macnaughton

    A Friendly Main Beach Lifeguard Tourney

    August 1, 2019

    The East Hampton Star

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