Lifeguard shortages closed thousands of pools and beaches during the COVID-19 pandemic, when social distancing requirements disrupted training and rising wages lured some workers to other summer jobs.

“I keep trying to emphasize to the kids that sit with me that a dry lifeguard is a good lifeguard. In other words, you see what is happening in front of you and you try to keep people from getting ...

MIAMI – It is the unofficial kickoff to summer in the United States. But many beaches and swimming pools are partially closed due to an ongoing shortage of lifeguards. Municipalities are being forced ...

This Sunday (2 November) will see the RNLI lifeguard teams lower the flags for the final time this season, marking the end of ...

With plenty of New Yorkers hitting the beach and pools this weekend for the unofficial start to summer, city officials are still contesting with a shortage of lifeguards needed to meet its summer ...

POTTSVILLE, Pa. — Have fun, get a tan, and save lives; that's Jill Freeman's pitch when she asks people to dive into lifeguarding. This is just part of a day in her lifeguard training here at the JFK ...

The City of Newport is a magnet for superlatives and firsts. It has the oldest continuously run tavern as well as the oldest synagogue in the country. It was the first city in the United States to ...

A love for the sport of swimming led Willoughby Parks and Recreation Program Coordinator Cade Pastor to recently host a Lifeguard Olympics event at Coulby Park in Wickliffe. Willoughby, Wickliffe, ...

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 ...

This is the terrifying moment a shark appeared in the shallows just seconds after a lifeguard urged a woman out of the water.