Rookie of the Year

Summer og Matt står over for udmattende udfordringer både på det personlige og fysiske plan i livredder-træningslejren. Og CJ og Stephanie bliver nødt til at dele en lejlighed.

Summer und Matt durchlaufen den harten Anfängerlehrgang der Rettungsschwimmer. Nach anfänglichen Schwierigkeiten sind sie endlich erfolgreich. Stephanie und C.J. beschließen, zusammen zu wohnen: Ein Paar, wie es unterschiedlicher kaum sein kann.

The episode starts with Mitch driving a lifeguard truck on the beach. Suddenly he sees something in the water and calls it in requesting all available units. But the victim turns out to be a paper bag. So about 20 lifeguards was sent to rescue a paper bag. Later when Mitch enters the shower, everybody is wearing a paper bag. Rookie school begins. Guido, an Italian guy wants to become a lifeguard and he bothers Mitch. When Guido enters the meeting room, he sees the terrible mess there and decides to clean the place up. When Stephanie enters, she thinks that everything in the room is new, but Guido has just polished it a bit extra. In the real rookie competition, the rookies are competing in a race called the Gauntlet. And they also race the Gauntlet for practice. When Summer has climbed up to the top of the pier and is about to jump, she chickens out and has to walk back to the beach. On the beach, C.J. starts talking to her and reveals that she had the same problem when she was a rooki

Summer e Matt sono sotto pressione per via degli esami di fine corso. In particolare Summer, terrorizzata dall'idea di doversi tuffare da una ripidissima scogliera durante l'esame finale. Intanto C.J. e Stephanie decidono di dividere lo stesso appartamento ma subito i loro diversi stili di vita le mettono in crisi.

Summer y Matt comienzan la formación para demostrar su valía, pero surgen problemas cuando Summer tiene miedo de saltar de un muelle.