Surf Festival has a changing of the guard
Members of the South team ended L.A. County Central’s six-year hold of the coveted Taplin Bell. Photo South Bay athletes triumphed at the 53rd annual International Surf Festival last week where new champions were crowned, many ending long reigns of their opponents. The highlight of the Surf Festival was two evenings of lifeguard competition at the Hermosa Beach Pier and local teams did not disappoint the home crowd. On Friday, Manhattan Beach ended Venice’s seven-year run as champion of the Bud Stevenson Intracrew medley and the following night, L.A. County South snapped Central’s six-year winning streak. L.A. County South team members celebrate their win in the Taplin Medley Relay with the traditional spraying of champagne. Photo South Bay lifeguards claim Taplin Bell Chad Carvin called it a changing of the guard. Carvin was instrumental in leading the L.A. County South ‘A’ team to victory Saturday night in the Judge Irving Taplin Medley Relay held in Hermosa Beach. Carvin was previously a member of the six-time, defending champion L.A. County Central team, Teams from lifeguard services from throughout Southern California compete in this event each August. The winning team gets…
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