Brooke has been a lifeguard with Saltaire for 7 years, and is coming back for another summer coaching Junior Lifeguards. Going into her senior year at the University of Alabama, she studies physics, using that knowledge to one day break her own island-wide shell-skipping record. Brooke is well-known- and feared- amongst the Saltaire Lifeguards for her tough morning kayak workouts, often paddling to the Montauk Lighthouse and back. “It’s the best way to start your day- better than coffee!” She will be swimming the Cross Bay Swim for the fourth time this year, though her preferred means of travel across the bay is by jet ski. Brooke founded Alabama’s Jet Ski Team and set a Gulf of Mexico flat water speed record of 74 mph. The only other SOR member known to beat that record is Bridget Darcy, clocking in at 91 mph. She’s looking forward to another solid summer!

Kendall is returning again for her 4th summer with Saltaire Ocean Rescue. Kendall is a proud graduate of the Junior Lifeguard program, having joined when she was 8. Having risen through the ranks to become an Ocean Guard, Kendall often reflects on “the good old days” of junior lifeguarding where she says she learned her most valuable life skills. In fact, she often credits her success in life to her former coach, Dan Hunter. She is best known in the Fire Island community for her ‘Lighthouse Stairmaster’ club- a group that meets at sunrise on Saturdays to climb up and down the lighthouse steps for an hour. In the offseason, Kendall works in the fashion industry in NYC, though eagerly looks forward to her evening birdwatching sessions back in Saltaire. “It calms me down after a stressful day at work.” She’s ready for another summer of strong effort from the juniors!