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Don Burns Swim Held Today
posted: August 28th, 2010 02:01 pm |
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The annual Don Burns Corona del Mar Scholarship Swim took place this morning, with 178 racers finishing a one-mile course beginning at the beach next to the Corona del Mar jetty.
Don Burns was a beloved Newport Beach lifeguard, instructor and cadet coordinator from 1956 until 1993; he died 17 years ago.
The swim is held each year, raising funds for a college scholarship for one of the seasonal lifeguards, said Jennifer Schulz, a Newport Beach Fire Department spokeswoman.
Beyond being a lifeguard, Don Burns played football at USC, was a teacher and coach for more than 30 years at Newport Harbor High School, Costa Mesa High School and Estancia. He was Costa Mesa High School’s first varsity football coach, and he crewed on the famous catamaran Polycon in the Transpacific Yacht race twice for Los Angeles to Honolulu, Schulz said.
Lifeguard boats and buoys marked the course early today off Corona del Mar.
