Over a decade ago, about 100 people showed up to apply for the two beach lifeguard positions available in Brevard County, Fla., said Wyatt Werneth, who was the chief lifeguard at the time. This year, ...

As people flock to beaches, lakes and pools this Memorial Day to celebrate the unofficial start of summer, the swimmers are here – but the lifeguards aren’t. At least, that’s what some parks ...

Janet Fash’s memoir is both a sunny coming-of-age story and an exposé of corruption, understaffing and unnecessary deaths at ...

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.

CHINCOTEAGUE, Va. — When Azania Lane-Majestic arrived at the beach with her family this month, her initial excitement gave way to concern. No lifeguards could be seen despite heavy, pounding surf.

Let the games begin! Lifeguards from 15 YMCA pools across central and western Oklahoma gathered in Bethany for the annual ...

Pools across the country have been closed for years. It's the end of an American pastime. I spent my summer afternoons as a tween at my local public pool in Milwaukee with a gaggle of neighborhood ...

Coronado lifeguards use leak-proof dry suits for open water rescues. Imperial Beach lifeguards decontaminate in showers after leaving the ocean. And both have ditched jet skis for the protection ...