Pool hours were extended as a heat wave hit the city on July 28. Julie Swoope, a swimmer at Kosciuszko Pool in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, struggled to find relief. The Olympic-sized pool “was half-closed and quite crowded,” Swoope said.
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2023.Roped-off lanes and canceled swim programs have become the new normal at most of New York's public outdoor pools this summer as a result of an ongoing lifeguard shortage.
In response to the staffing crisis, some public and private employers have raised salaries, paid hiring bonuses, boosted recruitment and, in some cases, relaxed their hiring requirements.for new and second-year lifeguards from $16.10 to $21.26, and offered a $1,000 bonus for working the whole season. Reforms to the lifeguard test include a new 45-second cutoff for swimming 50 yards, up from the previous requirement of 35 seconds.
She recalled people trying to swim laps despite the lanes being off-limits in the rear half of the pool.
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