“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 ...

Lifeguarding is a well-known job for swimmers, particularly in the summer. Of course, it is not what you see in movies or tv shows. You won’t be able to fall asleep in the chair or flirt with cute ...

Hello, I used to have a high-powered career. Now I am a 48-year-old lifeguard! Some may call this an existential holding pattern, or an abdication of ambition. I call it a great way to serve my ...

There’s no place like your first hometown job. Retired anesthesiologist Dr. Eric Greensmith recently decided to dive back into the workforce, resuming his career as a New Jersey lifeguard for the ...

With championship season coming to a close, you may find that you have more free time than you’re used to. If you have been pushing off applying for that summer job or writing that resume, now is a ...

When I was in college, my friends who, like me, had summer jobs were always glad when August turned into September. They couldn’t wait to get back to their fall classes. Not me! I felt sad about the ...

Lifeguarding and professional risk management may operate in different environments, but they share a fundamental skill: the ability to think clearly and act decisively under pressure. Both ...

Donna Gorman Nelson ’75 spends plenty of time at her local swimming pool in Emporia, Va., swimming laps and teaching a water aerobics course. Recently retired from a long career of teaching Spanish ...

Working for the City of Sioux City as a lifeguard, Eric Griffith said, is one of the best jobs he has ever had. Griffith is logging his ninth year this summer at Riverside Pool. “It’s challenging,” he ...

New Jersey resident Edward Kiziukiewicz secured the world record for oldest open water lifeguard Brian Anthony Hernandez joined PEOPLE as a writer-editor in 2023. He was promoted to a staff editor ...