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 ...

“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 ...

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 ...

Lifeguarding is a family matter for the Diersteins. Jim Dierstein, 66, and his five sons have all been on duty on the sands of Virginia Beach. Two still are. “We go out to the beach almost every day – ...

New Jersey resident Edward Kiziukiewicz secured the world record for oldest open water lifeguard Brian Anthony Hernandez, who has nearly 20 years of journalism experience, joined PEOPLE as a ...