Wearing caps with their classification numbers, teen applicants for lifeguard jobs wait to start long-distance qualifying swim.

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Wearing rubber caps with their classification numbers, teen applicants of both sexes for summer lifeguard jobs in Laguna Beach, California gather at the city lifeguard station for a head count by a senior lifeguard before starting their long-distance qualifying swim in cold 53-degree water.

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Size: 5401px × 3600px
Location: Laguna Beach, California USA
Photo credit: © Marmaduke St. John / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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