“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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

We are midway through summer and the impact of the nationwide lifeguard shortage has become abundantly clear. In cities and towns in several states from Maine to California, pools and beaches are ...

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 ...

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 ...