Beach patrol hosts men’s Memorial Lifeguard Tournament – Star News Group

LAVALLETTE — A wave of spectators descended upon the borough’s beachfront last week when the Lavallette Beach Patrol held the men’s version of its annual Lavallette Memorial Lifeguard Tournament.

Jack Caucino, captain of the Lavallette Beach Patrol and lifeguard of nearly 50 years, spoke to The Ocean Star following the event to discuss the uniqueness of the Lavallette tournament to others in the Shore region.

“The uniqueness of our tournament is that we require our lifeguards to do multiple events,” he said. “So, there’s only six guards allowed to compete. They have to compete in seven events, and two of the events require every lifeguard on the team to compete. So the idea is to show their versatility.”

“In one instance, they might be swimming in an event;…