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By The Numbers

Public swimming pools, by the numbers

by Catie McCarthy
Sep 18, 2023
Public pools are more of a bellwether for racial and economic inequality than you might think. We break down the numbers.
Despite hot temperatures, some pools were closed this summer due to staffing shortages or repairs.
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Summer jobs are plentiful. Applicants are not.

by Meghan McCarty Carino
May 31, 2022
Summer tourism industries continue to face a worker shortage and climbing wages. Teenagers, especially, are in demand.
The American Lifeguard Association warns that a third of U.S. public pools could remain closed this summer due to staffing shortages.
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Lifeguard shortages create opportunities for seniors

by Joy Díaz
Jul 28, 2016
Plus, they're cool with leaving their cell phones behind at home.
At 85, Ed Myers is  now a lifeguard instructor at the YMCA in Austin, Texas.  
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A California drought loser: pool contractors

by Lauren Sommer
Jun 10, 2015
Water restrictions in some cities ban filling new pools with drinkable water.
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Meet the man who invented the pool noodle

by Kai Ryssdal
Jul 7, 2014
The hardest part of creating the pool noodle? Explaining what to do with it.
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There's more to chlorine than just swimming pools

by Kai Ryssdal
May 12, 2014
And actually, the "chlorine" in swimming pools isn't even chlorine.
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Some parts of U.S. experiencing lifeguard shortage

by Jeff Horwich and Jeremy Hobson
Jun 29, 2012
From Tulsa to Minneapolis, cities are having a hard time finding enough people to work summer lifeguard jobs.
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Report: 1 in 8 swimming pools closed for code violations

by Daryl Paranada
May 21, 2010
A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says many public swimming pools are dirty. According to the report, one in eight...
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