Although his name remained in the opening credits through the end of the season, this is the last appearance of the lifeguard in training, Trevor Cole (played by Australian actor Peter Phelps). Mystery surrounds why the actor left the show, but he wasn't short of work for long.
The first appearance of the character John D Cort.
Peter Phelps played a surfer in the 1991 film Point Break.
Holly Gagneir and Billy Warlock (Gina and Eddie) previously appeared on the daytime soap opera Days of our Lives together. She played Ivy Selejko and he was Frankie Brady.