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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

As summer approaches, pools and aquatic centers across Green Country are preparing for their busiest season, but some ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Youth athletics and tutoring nonprofit LEAP is now looking to hire 40 swim instructors to help 800 ...

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 ...