The lifeguard competition begins in Rehoboth Beach next Wednesday. (Photo courtesy of City of Rehoboth Beach)

Rehoboth Beach to host elite lifeguard competition July 9

Jarek RutzHeadlines, Culture

REHOBOTH BEACH — Some of the East Coast’s top lifeguards will head to Rehoboth Beach this month as the city’s beach patrol hosts the 2025 United States Lifesaving Association (USLA) Mid-Atlantic Regional Championships. The event, which serves as a qualifier for the USLA National Lifesaving Championships in California this August, will take place Wednesday, July 9, beginning at 8 a.m. Competitions …

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Lifeguards show off skills in Rehoboth’s regional competition

Rachel Swick MavityCulture, Headlines

  University of Delaware student Meredith Lockwood  has lifeguarding in her DNA. Her father, Don Lockwood, was a Rehoboth Beach Patrol lifeguard from 1985-88 and after being a lifeguard elsewhere last year, Meredith followed him into the patrol this year. So during Wednesday’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Lifesaving Championships in Rehoboth, Meredith came to win. And have fun, of course. As she …