The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Friday, July 19, 1996                 TAG: 9607190455
SECTION: LOCAL                   PAGE: B1   EDITION: NORTH CAROLINA 
                                            LENGTH:   17 lines

LIFEGUARDS LAY IT ON THE LINE

ILLUSTRATION: Color photos by DREW C. WILSON, The Virginian-Pilot

ABOVE: Daytona Beach, Fla., lifeguards Kiki Wagner, left, and Nikki

Kosmas come ashore Thursday during the surf rescue race at the South

Atlantic Regional Championships in Kill Devil Hills. RIGHT:

Lifeguards race along the beach at the beginning of the 2-mile run.

Besides the rescue race and the run, more than 100 lifeguards

competed in the rescue line pull and paddleboard and beach flag

races. The winners in the event, sanctioned by the U.S. Lifesaving

Association, will go to nationals in Daytona Beach in August. by CNB