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Lifeguard Academy [5:54] video | comments The Ocean City Beach Patrol began in 1930 with one lifeguard watching over several blocks of swimming beach. The beach patrol now numbers nearly 200 lifeguards watching over 10.5 miles of public beach. Video by Michael Fincham, Maryland Sea Grant.