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. . t . • ■^He noticed someone under the pier being pulled away by the current Rich’s instructor was gone and the other lifeguards were occupied, so he plunged in, wrapped his buoy around the person and pulled him ih.The Junior* Lifeguard program is akin to a summer camp taught by city lifeguards, including Susan Kehoe; “Mke sure toput her name iii. She’s awesome,” Rich said.The group spends, four, days each week for three hours each time physically training #nd learning about how ocean currents and tides work. One gruel-irig session called the Rambo Run, is less than favpred.“Oooooh! That’s the hardest,” Rich said. The crew, runs down the beach starting at the Pier and ending at the. southernmost tower. In between, five push-ups are required at each trash canencounter.*“People laugh when we can’t even do one - but they don’t realize we’ve been doing it for anhour,” Rich saidi “And my poor nippers (younger Kids in the pro-* gram under his wing) have to go,too.” *Both Mike and Rich note that second to Rambo Run, they dislike it when running down the beach, they' hegr people link them to the television show,“Baywatch.”*.* *Donna Corder said the tough training instills confidence in her boys. “Actually it’s good for me. I live on the beach and let them go out and don’t worry,” she said.Both Rich and Mike thrive onthe competitive - aspect of the program. San Clemente Junior Lifeguards went against Mission Viejo Lake and Laguna Beach three weeks ago.“We totally blew them out of the water. That was cool,” Richsaid.- . ■ 77 ! ' '- • A A• • . -Both boys plan to try oiit for jobs as lifeguards when theyturn 16.
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San Clemente Sun Post News
San Clemente, California, US
Fri, Sep 08, 1995
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