It was only appropriate that the oldest lifeguard on the Harvey Cedars Beach Patrol – and likely the oldest one competing on Aug. 5 – helped clinch another championship. After all, at 61, Mike Weiler has been through four decades of ups and downs with the Vikings and was part of the last Cedars squad to three-peat at the Long Beach Island Beach Patrol Association Island Tournament.
“I really train my butt off, but it’s worth it,” said Weiler, who teamed with 18-year-old Michaela Harvey to place second in the Mixed Doubles Row to secure the Vikings’ sixth tourney title and second three-peat…
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