The half-mile long sandy beach is framed by cliffs and a rock jetty that forms the east entrance to Newport Harbor. His lengthy list of job titles included tower guard, unit guard, seasonal supervisor and cadet supervisor. Corona del Mar State Beach is a popular place for swimmers. He was a backup quarterback for USC in 19, and taught and coached at Newport Harbor High from 1953 to 1959, later transferring to Costa Mesa High School, where he was the first head football coach.Īs a lifeguard, Burns was hired in 1956, and worked through the summer of 1993 before he died of a heart attack. The swim was moved to Corona del Mar, where many swimmers year-round enjoy the clear waters.īurns was born in 1926 and served in the Air Force during World War II, stationed in Amarillo, Texas. On-site sign-ups start at 9 a.m., and the swim kicks off at 10 a.m.ĭuring the ’90s, when it was held at the Balboa then the Newport Pier, the swim struggled to get enough participants to stay afloat and was in jeopardy of shutting down, until longtime teacher Carol Jewell pushed to keep it running, said organizer and lifeguard Capt. The only requirement is that participants must be a member of the United States Masters Swimming Association, for which swimmers can be registered online. While lounging at Corona del Mar, you can delight in the swimming pool. Parking is 15 in the lot, or you can park on Ocean Blvd. The one-mile swim usually takes 20 to 35 minutes, and is open to the public. This beach is better known as Big Corona is the most popular triathlete swimming beach in OC. This year’s recipients were Cody Haney and Eric Hernandez, who each earned $1,000 for college. Shark bite survivors Keane Webre-Hayes, Marie Korcsmaros and Steven C Robles talk to supporters after swimming off Corona del Mar State Beach in Newport Beach on Friday, May 3, 2019.
The event – created in 1988 – was launched by the Newport Beach Ocean Lifeguard Association to raise funds and support the Newport Beach Lifeguard college scholarship given out each year. He was supposed to meet a friend at 4 p.m. About 300 people are expected to show up Saturday for the annual Corona del Mar Don Burns one-mile swim, a tradition that draws athletes young and old from around Southern California. The person who went missing was described as a 48-year-old man who was wearing blue biker shorts while swimming alone near Corona del Mar on Saturday.
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