The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) State Park Division will hold its Annual Lifeguard Competition at Hammonasset Beach State Park - East Beach, on Tuesday July 31st, beginning at 5:00 pm. Teams from Connecticut State Parks will be competing for the Trident Cup, taking part in a range of events from a run-swim-board relay to backboarding to assembling a proper medical bag. The events highlight the skills and situations that lifeguards train for throughout the swimming season.