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Hermosa Wins 6-Lifeguard Board Relay
While Hermosa Beach lifeguards place high in the Los Angeles County Lifeguard Championships, Venice wins most events.
Los Angeles County lifeguards filled the Hermosa Beach coast by the Pier on Friday night, competing in this year's County Lifeguard Championships, which were a part of the .
Local lifeguards showed off their athleticism in various challenges: the six-lifeguard rescue board relay, six-lifeguard run relay, four-lifeguard shallow water sprint relay, and the Bud Stevenson lifeguard intracrew medley relay.
Results from the lifeguard events were released Saturday:
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Six-Lifeguard Rescue Board Relay
- Hermosa (Mike Murphy, Derek Linsley, Austin Bates, Jeff Lombardo, Chris Malloney, Tyler Morgan)
- Venice
- Dockweiler
- Santa Monica
- Malibu
- Cab/Tor/Red
- Manhattan
- Baywatch
- Zuma
- Hermosa Women
Six-Lifeguard Run Relay
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- Venice (Dave Cartlidge, Tyler Contarsi, Pedro Caldas, Andy Sabol, Juan Del Gadio, Chris Newman)
- Zuma
- Dockweiler
- Santa Monica
- Manhattan
- Hermosa
- Cab/Tor/Red
Four-Lifeguard Shallow Water Sprint Relay
- Dockweiler (Chris Grafton, Todd Menzel, Jesse Simon, Malcolm Reid)
- Venice
- Baywatch
- Cab/Tor/Red
- Zuma
- Hermosa
- Manhattan
- Santa Monica
- Hermosa Women
Bud Stevenson Lifeguard Intracrew Medley Relay
- Venice—(Runners: Pedro Cardos, Chris Newman; Swimmers: Chad Carvin, Tito Boorget, Juan Delgadillo, Kicker Vencill; Paddlers: Shota Guterres, AJ Lester, Tyler Contarsy, Josh Williams; Surf Ski: Dave Cartlidge; Dory Crews: Danny Douglas and Nadia Dan, Dave Carpenter and Dan Bender, George Akopyan and David Clarke, Anto Boghokian and Andrew Czer)
- Hermosa—(Runners: Max First, Darren Nelson; Swimmers: Jeff Lombardo, Dan Bartlett, Scott Comley, Mike Zita; Paddlers: Derek Linsley, Mike Murphy, Chris Maloney, Austin Bates; Surf Ski: Tyler Morgan; Dory Crews: Allison Riddle and Tom Kieswetter, Roddy Williams and Brian Merrigan, Mike Patterson and Scott Bredesen, Wes Monahan and Gavin Horlick)
- Manhattan—(Runners: Ricky Franco, Jeremy Benns; Swimmers: Matt Pifer, Taylor Spivey, Shauna Letvin, Rob Keely; Paddlers: Brian Murphy, Andrew Herzik, Sean Hastings, Shane Gallas; Surf Ski: Renee Locarnini; Dory Crews: Ivan Wilkins and Katrina Lyter, Mike Wurzel and Patrick Fucci, Craig Douglas and Chris Murphy, Nick Doyle and Dave Kohler)
- Malibu
- Cab/Tor/Red
- Dockweiler
- Santa Monica
- Zuma
- Baywatch
- Will Rogers
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