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Shawn Derrenbacher, right, who works at Cunningham Falls State Park, runs into shore after completing the 300-yard swim during the 23rd annual Lifeguard Competition at Greenbrier State Park in Boonsboro, Md. on Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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Hannah Petro, left and Laura Cooper, who both work at Greenbrier State Park in Boonsboro, Md., have a conversation as they cool off in the water during the 23rd annual Lifeguard Competition at Greenbrier State Park on Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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Tyler Tasker, who guides at Harrington State Park, gets his number, 38, written on his arm before competing in the 23rd annual Lifeguard Competition at Greenbrier State Park in Boonsboro, Md. on Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012. Each competitor had to write their number on their arms so that the judges could correctly assign points for winning various events. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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Competitors in the beach flag portion of the 23rd annual Lifeguard Competition race towards the "flags." Much like musical chairs, there was one less flag than person in each race. The lifeguard competition was held at Greenbrier State Park in Boonsboro, Md. on Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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Michael Fisher, who guards for Rocky Gap State Park, practices running through the tires, which was part of the obstacle course in the 23rd annual Lifeguard Competition at Greenbrier State Park in Boonsboro, Md. on Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012. The events included a 300-yard swim, beach flags, a rescue race, an iron guard relay and an obstacle course. The winners receive a trophy, but most importantly get bragging rights. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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Kirsten Rayner of New Germany State Park practices throwing the life-saving buoy before competing in the 23rd annual Lifeguard Competition at Greenbrier State Park in Boonsboro, Md. on Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012. The events included a 300-yard swim, beach flags, a rescue race, an iron guard relay and an obstacle course. The buoy toss was part of the obstacle course. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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Michael Burna, who guards for Gunpowder Falls State Park, practices throwing the life-saving buoy before competing in the 23rd annual Lifeguard Competition at Greenbrier State Park in Boonsboro, Md., on Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012. The buoy toss was part of the obstacle course. Guards had to throw the buoys towards a Hula Hoop on the sand and have the buoy touch part of the hoop. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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Yekaterina Samutsevich (left), a member of feminist punk group Pussy Riot, is escorted Aug. 7, 2012, to a courtroom in Moscow. Samutsevich and two other members of the group are facing trial on charges of hooliganism for performing a "punk prayer" at Moscow's main cathedral against Vladimir Putin's return to the Russian presidency. (Associated Press)
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This undated picture provided by the Oak Creek Police Department shows Lt. Brian Murphy. Murphy, 51, is a 21-year veteran with the Oak Creek Police Department. Police Chief John Edwards said the gunman in the Sikh temple shooting "ambushed" Murphy, one of the first officers to arrive at the temple as the officer tended to a victim outside, shooting him eight to nine times with a handgun at close range. (AP Photo/Oak Creek Police Department)
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Visitors to the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum on Monday watch a NASA press conference on Curiosity. The nearly one-ton probe completed its eight-month journey to the Red Planet, plummeting to the surface with the help of a parachute during what’s widely been referred to as “seven minutes of terror.” (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Matt Warfield of Hanover, Pa., and his son Brandon, 8, watch a live NASA press conference streamed live on the landing of Curiosity, which landed on the surface of Mars early Monday morning along with other visitors to the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum, Washington, D.C., Monday, August 6, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Pocono Raceway president and CEO Brandon Igdalsky speaks during a news conference at the racetrack, Monday, Aug. 6, 2012, in Long Pond, Pa. A 41-year-old NASCAR fan was killed by a lightning strike, and nine others were injured during a violent storm on Sunday at the rain-shortened NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Pennsylvania 400 auto race. (AP Photo/Pocono Record, David Kidwell) MANDATORY CREDIT
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Charles Wilson and his wife, Te’Andrea Henderson Wilson, cry at a rally in support of racial reconciliation on Monday in Crystal Springs, Miss., after the actions of some congregants prevented the black couple from getting married at the church. (Associated Press)
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Paper lanterns float along the Motoyasu River in front of the illuminated Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima, on Monday. The 67th anniversary of the day the United States dropped an atomic bomb on the city during World War II was observed. A second bomb dropped on Nagasaki led to Japan’s surrender. (Associated Press)
