Your Lifeguard Holiday Wish List This Year The decorations are out, holiday music is playing in every store, and wish lists are waiting to be made. If you’re a lifeguard, it’s time to think about the new gear and outfits to add to your holiday […]
What Your Lifeguards Need in a Strong Starter Kit Lifeguard managers, pool facilities and beaches: This one’s for you. If you’re not setting your new lifeguards up with a starter kit, we’re here to help you make a change. New lifeguards are busy training, learning […]
Scariest Water Movies for Halloween It’s spooky season, which means lifeguards are digging into the thing that scares them most: Scary water movies. Okay, lifeguards aren’t scared of the water… but we’re spooked by sharks, piranhas, big storms, and imaginary creatures called megalodons. If you’re […]
5 Items You Need for Your Lifeguard Halloween Costume We’ve started the countdown to Halloween. It’s a fun day to be whoever you want to be. Naturally, we’re going to keep living out our dreams (and realities) of being lifeguards. What about you? Do you […]
Lifeguards Are Now Training With Puppies If there’s one thing lifeguards love more than the water, it would be puppies. Now, puppies are training to become lifeguard sidekicks. Before you enlist your furry friend to help man the seas, read on to learn exactly how […]
3 Items Every Lifeguard Must Have If you’ve ever seen a lifeguard, you’ve probably seen them loaded with equipment and gear. It’s true — lifeguards need a lot of gear. They’re saving lives, after all! If we had to narrow it down to three things, […]
Safety Tips for Wave Pools Fall is upon us, so beaches and traditional pools are beginning to chill down in most states. Surfers and swimmers alike are finding alternative ways to get their wave time in. Enter: Wave pools. But first, learn how to stay […]
5 Beach Destinations For Your Winter Trip Didn’t make it to the beach this summer? No problem. Thanks to the sphere shape of our earth, hot weather is year-round — it just depends on where you go. Canada, of course, is not a tropical, balmy […]
How to Use a Pull Buoy During Swim Lessons When learning how to swim or sharpening your swimming skills, you’ll hear about all sorts of tricks and tactics to hone your practice. Some swimmers come up with out-of-water strengthening workout routines; others swim 7 days […]
Park District Closes Off High-Risk Areas and Installs Life Rings After the tragic news of a recent 19-year-old drowning near Rogers Park Beach, the Park District has decided to install life rings and close off high-risk swimming areas. The motion followed a previous decision to […]
