Long Beach Grunions Swim Team

5k or 10k postal championships event

https://www.clubassistant.com/club/meet_information.cfm?c=1246&smid=1646

This postal swim looks like fun. Results are national and there is potential for All-American status. Anyone interested in organizing or competing? Might be an event of interest to the triathlete folks.

A 5k would take 65-85 minutes for painlaners. Maybe we could do this at Jordan High School over a long enough session for two rounds of swimmers? A digital clock would be very handy.

UPDATED Upcoming Open Water Swim Practices

Thursday July 2 at 59th place Long Beach 10-11am
Swim in the bay along the shore toward 55th place and then around Treasure Island. We will cover the course for the Naples Island 1-mile swim (NIS will be Aug 11).


July 11 practice is cancelled due to conflict with the competition that day.


Please RSVP here on the forum or to Jacqueline@LBGRUNIONS.org

Open Water Competition Season 2009

Saturday, July 11, 2009
Balboa to Newport Pier-to-Pier, 2 miles
Balboa Pier, Newport Beach
Nadine Turner (949) 640-5350
http://www.newportlifeguard.org/SwimPages/oceanswims.asp


Sunday, July 12, 2009
Seal Beach Rough Water Swims, 1 mile and 3 mile
Seal Beach Pier, Seal Beach
Maria Fattal (562) 430-1092

Sunday, July 12, 2009
Semana Nautica, 6 miles
Goleta Beach to Arroyo Burro Beach, Santa Barbara
http://www.semananautica.com/ViewEvent.aspx?EventYearID=71

Sunday, August 16, 2009
Naples Island Swim, 1 mile or 3 mile
Alamitos Bay, Long Beach
Bill Roberts (310) 200-3016
http://www.naplesislandswim.com/


Saturday, August 29, 2009
Don Burns Corona del Mar Swim, 1 mile
Corona del Mar State Beach
Nadine Turner (949) 640-5350
http://www.newportlifeguard.org/SwimPages/oceanswims.asp

Sunday, September 13, 2009
79th Annual La Jolla Roughwater Swim 1 mile and/or 3mile
La Jolla Cove
http://www.ljrws.com/Assets/la_jolla_assets/entryForm_09.pdf

Do you know of a Salt Water pool for lap swim

Anyone know of a pool open for lap swim that has a saltwater filtration system? They've been building them for years and finally, new pools are now more likely to be salt than chlorine...but are any public or otherwise open to a swimmer who is allergic to chlorine?

Friday Night Lap Swim -- On Deck Volunteers Needed

More volunteers needed to be the on deck person during Friday night independent lap swim at Victoria.

June 5 Jerry Corsi
June 12 Mike Dirlam
June 19 Agnes Wagner
June 26 Ivan Sim
July 3 Ann Oakleaf
July 10 Howard Ferguson
July 17 Wade Johnson
July 24 ?
July 31 ?
August ?

Reply to this post with the dates you can cover.

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Long Beach Lifeguards tryouts this Sunday April 5 16.32 per hr

$16.32 starting pay. $17.11 if you have EMT, another 30-50 cents if you are conversational in Spanish. Good money!

Good luck to all participating Grunions! Here are a few tips from the fastest swimmer of the 1999 tryouts. Do the course the day before to prepare for the chilly water and get a sight-line on the second buoy. Ask the lifeguards about conditions and race day expectations. Do a run to warm up before the race, jog in place to keep warm while in your suit waiting for the start. Wear TWO CAPS to retain more heat. Anti-fog your goggles to see the buoy better. Be at the front of the starting group and sprint to the water with high knees--it's easier to pass on the run into the water than while swimming over your competitors. If you are fast and fit, you can do it!


Sunday, April 5th at 8:00 am, the Long Beach Fire Department Beach operations will hold a 1-day exam for those interested in becoming a lifeguard. The event will be held at 2100 E. Ocean Blvd., with the access at the foot of Junipero Ave., west end of the parking lot. Bring your social security card & a picture ID.

The exam schedule is as follows:

8:00 am Briefing and Sign up
9:00 am Ocean swim, 1000 yards
9:30 am Run-Swim-Run
12:00 pm Announce candidate list for oral interviews
12:30 pm Oral Interviews
3:00 pm Conclude

The qualified candidates will be notified via telephone, and they will have a new employee orientation the following weekend.

Examples of duties:

Watch a designated section of the beach and water from an assigned station
Respond to calls for service
Warn bathers of beach and water hazards
Perform rescues, first aid, CPR
Use and maintain equipment
Take charge of lost children
Answer questions of beach visitors
Serve as a crewmember or ride-a-long on rescue boats and in lifeguard vehicles
40-hour weeks available from mid-June through Labor Day.

If you have any questions, please contact the LBFD’s Beach Operations at (562) 570-1360

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