Lifeguard hopefuls showed up at the Huntington Beach Pier to try and earn a spot this summer for a job on the beach. The agency started tryout early because of recruitment struggles in recent years… ...

The city hopes to hire twice as many lifeguards this summer as last season, when a staff shortage limited swimming at public pools. The parks department has made reforms to the lifeguard test ...

The lifeguard positions pay between $20 and $24 per hour. For more information and to register for the test, you can contact Benjamin Paquette at (716) 475-6419 or [email protected].

Among the rookie recruits monitoring New York’s pools, at least four were born in the Eisenhower administration. But they all passed the notorious lifeguard test, and the city needs them.

The physical lifeguard test is what eliminates most candidates. Honolulu Ocean Safety has one of the most demanding tests anywhere in the world. It all begins with a 1,000-yard run and 1,000-yard ...

Mayor Adams announced Friday that his administration is relaxing some test requirements for lifeguards in a bid to address staff shortages in their ranks that are expected to force swaths of city b… ...

A New Jersey lifeguard has been recognized by Guinness World Records as the oldest, male open water lifeguard. He's still patrolling the shores at nearly 83 years old, but got his first job as a ...

A previous job test required all lifeguard recruits to complete a 300-yard swim. for those recruits who will only be in charge of monitoring kiddie pools -- ones no deeper than five feet -- the ...

The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation announced Friday there will be four lifeguard exams for the 2025 season.

What's next The city Parks Department will continue to test lifeguard candidates through July as needed.

A high school in Bushwick is coaxing teenagers into a long-neglected pool, turning nonswimmers into competitors — and possibly a summer job in a lifeguard chair.