OCEAN CITY, MD – MAY 21: Jake Ritter, a crew chief, left, watches as as lifeguard candidates, left to right, Georgia Speier, 23, Zach Mitchell, 23, Jeff Stachnik, 19, and Brandon Wilson, 20, enter the water during the Ocean City Beach Patrol Surf Rescue Academy on Monday May 21, 2012 in Ocean City, MD. The beach season for active lifeguards or surf rescue technicians as they are called begins on the Saturday of Memorial Day weekend. (Photo by Matt McClain for The Washington Post)
