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What Makes You a Great Lifeguard?

Everyone knows that lifeguards are our water saviors, watching our families and friends as we relax and enjoy ourselves knowing that our safety is their top priority — but is that all that lifeguards do?   No way! It takes a strong spirit and an intelligent mind to become a lifeguard. They spend hours in the sun, tend to emergency…

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2016 #MyGFLSummer Photo Contest

Relive summer! Show off your best lifeguard looks. Enter American Pool’s Guard For Life #MyGFLSummer photo contest! Show us what made your summer with Guard For Life special. Share selfies, group pics, and all your best Instas with us! The participant with the most shares, likes, and retweets will receive both a $25 Chipotle Gift Card + Special  Edition Whistle While You Work…

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Lifeguards Make it to the Olympics

It’s a known fact lifeguards are awesome. A special breed full of exceptional courage, determination, awareness, and so many more superhuman level qualities. Lifeguards simply rule the summer. It should be no surprise that lifeguards would make such an impact at the Olympics – the pinnacle of summer events. At this year’s XXXI Olympiad in Rio de Janeiro former lifeguard,…

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6 Tips for Handling Pool Chemicals

Lifeguards handle pool chemicals regularly. As a result all lifeguards are required to take the OSHA Chemical Handling webinar. This training teaches guards how to work safely with the potentially hazardous chemicals they come in contact with at the pool. Pool chemical related injuries according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has caused thousands of emergency room visits in a…

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Lifeguard Appreciation Week 2016

Events This Week: American Pool Maryland 7/25 Kick-off Event 7:00pm – 10:00pm, American Pool Office 9305 Gerwig Ln Columbia, MD American Pool New Jersey 7/24 Lighthouse Italian Ice 8:00pm, 64 Bridge Ave Red Bank, NJ (Brian Lindner) 7/24 Baskin Robbins 8:00pm, 1109 Route 202/206, Bedminster, NJ (Hills Highlands) 7/25 Jersey Freeze 8:00pm, 120 Manalapan Ave Freehold NJ (Sean Wein) 7/25…

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6 Steps to Sunburn Relief

  It’s no secret lifeguards spend a lot of time under the summer sun. Without proper precaution sunburns can be an annoying consequence. It has happened to all of us – forgetting to reapply sunscreen – only to be reminded of our grave mistake with the welcome of itchy reddened skin. Oh the burn! When finding sunburn relief is hard…

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