Ed Kiziukiewicz, an 82-year-old Bay Head Beach lifeguard, has been saving lives at the Jersey Shore for decades. In fact, he’s the oldest male open water lifeguard in the world , according to Guinness World Records.

But Kiziukiewicz, who has trained and mentored countless young lifeguards over the span of his 63-year career, says he’s drawn back to the beach each summer for the chance to keep learning.

“I’m a teacher and I’m a learner,” said Kiziukiewicz, a retired high school math teacher. “The ocean and nature have something to show you. There’s something to learn every year.”

Kiziukiewicz, of Seaside Park, started his career as an ocean lifeguard at Island Beach State Park in 1962 when he was 18 years old. It was a job he had dreamed of ever since he visited Lavallette Beach as a

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