It didn’t take long for race commentator Tony Nitti to start giving a lesson in ancestry to the spectators watching the Surf City Epic Lifeguard Tournament on June 29. In fact, he began regaling the crowd within seconds of Brayden Vile diving into the Atlantic Ocean for his second leg of the Epic Run-Swim event.
“I’ve heard all the stories about my mom with the paddleboard and my dad with the Ironman, and all that stuff,” said the 16-year-old Surf City guard, whose parents, Mike and Megan, were…
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