The Harvey Cedars Midsummer Meltdown tournament isn’t exclusive to male lifeguards. Each eight-competitor squad must have at least one female on it. Still, most of the competitors are guys.

Finally, Cedars caught on to the women’s tournament trend – hence, the Iron Maidens tournament on July 15.

“It’s great we have one now,” said veteran Julia Gilbert, who competed for the Cedars A-team, which captured the title with 22 points, one ahead of Lavallette and two in front of Long Beach Township.