Beaches expect full summer lifeguard lineups despite hurdles MATTHEW PRENSKY, Salisbury Daily Times May 22, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail OCEAN CITY, Md. (AP) — COVID-19 complicated lifeguarding in 2020. The worldwide pandemic not only forced lifeguards to reconsider how they patrol, but it also made recruiting a challenge for Delmarva’s beach patrols. COVID-19 disrupted testing opportunities, and forced beach patrols like in Ocean City to adjust its academy, meaning new lifeguards couldn’t get onto the beach until later in the summer. Heading into this year, beach resorts are hoping for a more normal summer, but so far, that hasn’t been the case for beach patrols, which have experienced many of the same problems as last year.