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Lifeguard shortage keeps Denver-area swimming pools closed as summer season begins

Hiring pitches include free training and signing bonus

Lifeguard Maxwell Hoffman, of Denver, keeps an eye on swimmers in the pool at the Carla Madison Recreation Center in Denver on Friday, June 2, 2023. Hoffman has been a lifeguard for just over four years.(Photo by Eric Lutzens/The Denver Post)
Lifeguard Maxwell Hoffman, of Denver, keeps an eye on swimmers in the pool at the Carla Madison Recreation Center in Denver on Friday, June 2, 2023. Hoffman has been a lifeguard for just over four years.(Photo by Eric Lutzens/The Denver Post)
Denver Post city desk reporter Kieran ...
By | knicholson@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
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Getting your player ready...
The summer season is about to sizzle and the lifeguard pool in the metro area is in need of a big splash: Lifeguards are in demand.
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