Lifeguard Medal of Valor Honorees

 

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2025 - Steve Sleeis

2024 - Max Malamed, Ryan Aronson

2023 - Sam O'Hare, Gevorg Akopyan

2022 - Nick Wapner 

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2021 - William Flickinger (City of Avalon Harbor Patrol Officer)

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2020 - Event not Held

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2019 - Shaun Gudmundsson, Ruben Carmona, Jon Van Duinwyk

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2018 - Joe Rickabaugh, Tucker Hopkins

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2017 - Chris Maloney, Chris Staffield, Rob Pelkey,

           Lance Dempsey, Matt Rhodes, Brian Kari

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2016 – Jon Van Duinwyk, Spencer Parker

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2015 – Ed Butts, Steve Sturdivant, Nick Facer

 

2014 – Lee Davis, Lars Gustafson

 

2013 – Dave Shenbaum

 

2012 – Cassady Roberts, Dylan Jones, Jeff Little

 

2011 – Mike Inscore

 

2010 – Steve Powell, Luke Williams, Bret Lanford,

            Jon Van Duinwyk

 

2009 – Andrew Herzik, Lorry Haddock, John Renaud

 

2008 – Abby Balderas, Joe Everett

 

2007 – Lars Gustafson, Dave Shenbaum

 

2006 – Brian Lanich, Casey Culp

 

2005 – Joel Gitelson, Matt Lutton

 

2004 – John Larson, Mitch Kahn, Ryan Addison, Jay Butki,

            Troy Haley, Patrick O’Neill, Tim Gair, Mike Cooper

 

2003 – Tom Seth, Scott Moore, Bill White

 

2002 – Chris Bredesen, Dylan Jones

 

2001 – Eric Albertson, Greg Hall, Jay Hopkins

 

2000 – Sonny Vardeman

 

1999 – Todd Ribera

 

1998 – Fernando Boiteux, Zachary Smith

 

1997 – Kevin Marble, Phil Navarro

 

1996 – Tim Ryan, Mel Solberg, Mike Hapke

 

1995 – Brian Merrigan, Mike Inscore, Mike Peoples

 

1994 – Bill Robinson

 

1993 – Michael Patterson, Robert Bartlett, Bob Ingersoll,

            Alfred Laws

 

1992 – Eddy Love, Allen McClafferty

 

1991 – John McKay, Kevin Marble

 

1990 – Kenny Atkins

 

1989 – Greg Bonann, Don Anderson

 

1988 – Jeff Pelton, Rex Goble, Tracy Lizotte, Wally Hapke, Brian                  Merrigan

 

1987 – Craig Mattox, Bud Williams, Terry Yamamoto

 

1986 – Walt Reeves, Tom Pani

 

1985 – Norton Wisdom

 

1984 – Tom Zahn

 

1983 – Tom Pani, Sam Bertolett

 

1982 – John Stonier

 

1981 – Sonny Vardeman, Kip Jerger