When your office is the ocean, how tough can it be to spend your day swimming? That's what most people think lifeguards do ... sit around in their Speedos and swimsuits, occasionally moving to do a Baywatch reenactment of the Pamela Anderson run.A new documentary series that premieres on DStv's Travel Channel next month will debunk these myths.The 10-part series, Durban Beach Rescue, follows the city's lifeguards as they battle overcrowding and unruly holidaymakers.While the "slow run" and six-packs are there, the show promises to give audiences an insight into the dangerous and sexy world of lifeguards.Director Eddie Edwards said: "The filming process was inspiring, chaotic and aesthetically beautiful. We saw the best and worst of people."The profession is male-dominated and the show emphasises the belief that havinga six-pack is a job requirement. But the series also focuses on women training to become professional lifeguards.Sue Martin, a trainee lifeguard in the show, spoke about the lack of women in the profession."Being an actual lifeguard has nothing to do with bikinis. I actually tried the slow run that Pamela Anderson does and it's so much harder," she said."Real life is quick reaction , not about how good you look in your swimsuit. The sea holds back for nobody."Sihle Xaba, a lifeguard in the series and an actor who starred in the South African film, Otelo Burning, said nothing in the series was scripted."It's all real life. It's us doing our job and having fun. But it will get hectic, and it does."Thanks to DStv the mayhem that descends upon Durban in December will be translated into 23 languages and aired across 113 countries. This may not be the publicity the city desires, but Durban Beach Rescue will showcase just how buff the men and women who patrol the beach are and how good they are at maintaining control...