Being a real-life lifeguard involves more than anything seen on "Baywatch" or "Rescue." But how does one become a lifeguard, and are there differences between being a lifeguard at a neighborhood ...

The Youngstown Lifeguard Academy teaches teens from the city how to swim and then trains them to be lifeguards, keeping the city's last remaining public swimming pool staffed and safe. When Kevin ...

LYNDHURST, Ohio (WJW) — When you teach, there comes a moment when the light comes on — they get it. “It’s not only just seeing that their body is in the right position and seeing the joy in their face ...

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — The ongoing lifeguard shortage across the country might have forced your community pool to shorten its hours, or close completely. To keep swimming pools open, a ...

MACON, Ga. — As temperatures rise and school winds down, many families are gearing up for pool days and lake trips. While water offers a refreshing escape from the heat, safety officials remind the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The New York Times story reported on lifeguards tasked with watching over the athletes, even someone as adept in the pool as ...

Midwest City Parks and Recreations are looking to certify lifeguards to staff Regional Park Pool for the upcoming summer.

Youth athletics and tutoring nonprofit LEAP is now looking to hire 40 swim instructors to help 800 New Haven kids hit the water this summer. There are two roles in particular that LEAP is hiring for: ...

This article was originally published on July 16, 2025. When Kevin Tarpley was a young lifeguard in the ‘70s, the city of Youngstown had almost a dozen public swimming pools. “You had a pool on every ...