NYC cancels free outdoor swim lessons due to ‘national lifeguard shortage’By David Meyer and Steven Vago
June 15, 2022
This sinks!
New York City’s free swimming programs have been torpedoed again this summer by a “national shortage of lifeguards,” the Parks Department said.
“Due to the national lifeguard shortage, unfortunately we will not be hosting swim programs, including lap swim, senior swim, and Learn to Swim, at our outdoor pools this summer,” the city agency posted on its Twitter account Monday afternoon.
The department said its 52 outdoor pools “will remain open each day for general swim from 11am-3pm and from 4pm–7pm.”
Pools across the country have struggled to hire guards in a tight labor market. Around a third of the country’s 309,000 pools are in danger of being unable to even open, according to the American Lifeguard Association.
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Source:
https://nypost.com/2022/06/15/nyc-cancels-free-outdoor-swim-lessons-amid-lifeguard-shortage/