Hundreds of lifeguards from around the country are putting their skills to the test this week while competing in the 2021 Jersey Mike’s United States Lifesaving Association (USLA) National Lifeguard Championships.

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Competitors hold their boards at the ready as they line up at the starting line Thursday for the Men’s Open Board Relay at the USLA Nationals on South Padre Island. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)
Cameron County competitors Leah Rodriguez, Alejandra Stanford and Kaylie Castro put on their swim caps as they prepare to head out into the water to warm up before their event Thursday during the USLA Nationals on South Padre Island. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)
Competitors warm up in the water before the start of their events Thursday for at the USLA Nationals on South Padre Island. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)
Male lifegurards competing in the Open Board Relay look out at the course before their start Thursday for the USLA Nationals on South Padre Island. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)
Male lifeguard competitors gather around a race official as he goes over the course and rules Thursday for the Men’s Open Board Relay at the USLA Nationals on South Padre Island. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)
Competitor for South Padre Isalnd Evan Williams races through the sand Thursday in a preliminary for the USLA Nationals on South Padre Island. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)
Cameron County competitors Kaylie Castro, Leah Rodriguez and Alejandra Stanford wait for the start of their event Thursday during the USLA Nationals on South Padre Island. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)
Competitor for Cameron County, Kaylie Castro races with her board out to the water Thursday during the Open Board Relay for the USLA Nationals on South Padre Island. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)
Competitors race through the surf carrying their boards to reach deeper water Thursday for the Women’s Open Board Relay at the USLA Nationals on South Padre Island. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)
Competitor Kaylie Castro races down the sand to make contact with her teammate Alejandra Stanford to start the next phase of the relay Thursday for the Women’s Open Board Relay at the USLA Nationals on South Padre Island. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)

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